The preservation of the cultural heritage of the Russian people in modern Russia

The author of the article actualizes the task of preserving and popularizing the cultural heritage of the Russian people, which has been carrying out culture-forming and state-forming functions for centuries. Relying on modern scientific research in this field, the author analyzes the main problems of preserving the intangible cultural heritage and reveals concrete ways and forms of preserving the social and creative experience of past generations. As an example of successful work on the interaction of various cultural institutions in the field of cultural heritage preservation, the author calls the activities of the Department of theory and history of folk art culture of the Moscow State Institute of Culture, teachers and students of which conduct a large research work on the study of intangible cultural heritage sites and actively promote the best authentic samples Russian folk art culture.