A Study On The Concept Of "Nature" In Russian Folklore

Nature is the external environment of human existence,providing the necessary material for human survival and the basis for the sustainable development of human beings.Natural conditions and environment determine the production and life style of people living here,and also enter the "second reality" of human brain with language,becoming the cognitive object with emotional evaluation.The cognition of nature in the language unit forms the concept of national characteristics through historical accumulation.Folk tales are an important manifestation of Russian folklore.Folk tales are the narrative genres of the oral creation of people's collective effort and the encyclopedia of national life.Nature,as the background of the plot,is not only the site of the story,but also the unique space of understanding.Russia's natural forests,rivers,mountains and fields form connections between the world of story and the magical world on the other side,forming national awareness and awareness of nature in the national consciousness of Russia.Proverbs are the wisdom of people condensed in national language units.They are highly summarized in Russian history,daily life and daily customs,and have a distinctive evaluation.Nature is one of the important themes in the proverbs.Daily life is closely related to forests,rivers and mountains,which are not only the important living space of the Russian people,but also symbolizes life and happiness.The feeling of dependence and fear towards nature endows the proverbs of nature with contradictory evaluation.Folk tales and proverbs,as the important part of national folklore,are not only vivid and condensed language units,but also important carriers of national thought and national concept.The emotion towards nature is the core component of Russian national natural concept.Knowing the natural concept in folk creation,which is well known to the Russian people,is helpful to understand the natural vision of the Russian nation,and to study the natural concept in the national culture.