Reflection of ideas about good and evil in Russian phraseological units

This article is devoted to the analysis of semantic content of phraseological units of the Russian language. Phraseological units representing attitudes to good and evil as basic categories of morality are considered. The main zoomorphic images forming the semantic load of phraseological units are revealed. The study described typical features of the assessment and perception of human actions by representatives of the Russian ethnic group from the position of good and evil.