Myths of the modern city: the problem

The Article deals with the modern mythology of the urban space. Analyzes different approaches to the study of modern mythology. The myth carries the codes of the characters constituting collective representations, the metaphors of generalized empirical observations. Drawing an analogy with the studies of V. Propp, we see the following - a modern myth in its structure is much simpler than a fairy tale. This is primarily due to the fact that the state of contemporary culture, despite its diversity, represented in the discourse of the citizens, rather easier than for them (discourses) with a magical tale. Based on the above, we can conclude that the myth, as an independent reality, changing the conditions of the modern city, the myth remains - emotional, plastic, ineradicable. It can be designed, modified, describe and analyze the nature of it remains the same.