On factors of safety of mythological folklore prose

The article reviews the factors of safety of the Russian prose mythological tradition in modern conditions. The author proceeds from the fact of historical and cultural heterogeneity period of time, called «modernity.» Besides a large sphere of secular atheistic culture, there are strong and traditional principles in modern culture, especially among the native mythological prose. Cognitive models that are relevant to their consciousness, require mythologization of reality and allow the mythologization of the villagers. This means serve as traditional stories and images of mythological creatures, and the occasional interpretation of the facts of his personal life, sustained in a mystical spirit. Traditional cultural opposition «before» vs «now», «here» vs «not-here», «your» vs «foreign» currently, not only play a role of backbone for mythological prose, but serve to relieve cognitive dissonance between personal streamlined experience and mythological tradition: the mythological sphere relates to the past, in another place or in ethnically different environment. Thereby and supported the viability of the mythological traditions of prose. As a consequence, the aesthetic function is not the only factor of safety in modern conditions.