Diachronic comparison of the concept "tolerance" contents in the Russian language consciousness

The article presents a diachronic semantic and cognitive analysis of the concept "tolerance" in the Russian language consciousness. The data obtained as the result of the analysis of thematic and publicistic sources in 2007-2009 and 2015-2016 are compared. The data concerning stable cognitive signs, new cognitive signs and signs which are not detected any more in the latest research are cited. Field stratification of the concept based on the latest data is suggested - a nucleus, close, far and extreme peripheries are defined depending on the cognitive signs intensity index. Special attention is paid to the increased index of negative appraisement, which is the testimony to the fact that the attitude of the Russian language native speakers to the concept has negatively changed. However, in conclusion it is stated that the positive appraisement of the conceptual sense prevails. The concept "tolerance" in the Russian language consciousness is characterized by a wide scope of interpretation. It is dynamic as it is changing its semantic structure at the present moment.