Tempus of Russian fairy tale

The article deals with temporal specifics of the Russian fairy tale on the basis of the static and dynamic imaginative elements analysis. The research results of the fairy tale's imaginative structure show the universality of the time, various ways of its perception and essential expression. The temporal features of the fairy tales are revealed through the originality of the lexical forms, mentality and mythology reflecting the inner structure of the fairy logos in the idea philosophic and culturological aspects.