Interpretation of the mentality of Russian culture in the art of Russian ballet abroad

The problem of mentality of the Russian culture was considered on the example of works of a number of researchers, and also on the example of works of two outstanding Russian choreographers who have appeared abroad - George Balanchine and Leonid Fedorovich Myasin. Article is attempt of the culturological analysis of the prerequisites and the reasons which have induced the Russian cultural figures to address a religious plot in the statements.