The linguistic and cultural potential of a literary text in Russian as a foreign language classes

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The article is devoted to the consideration of the linguistic and cultural potential of a literary text in Russian as a foreign language classes. The relevance of this work is due to the need to implement one of the important methodological provisions – the principle of the relationship between language and culture. An artistic text accumulates the cultural memory of the people; therefore, it becomes a source of linguistic and cultural information, which is represented by linguistic units containing culturally significant components. The purpose of the work is to identify the linguistic and didactic potential of a literary text (using the example of a poetic text by Marina Tsvetaeva) for use in the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The article describes the cultural space as a way of reflecting the worldview of the people, reveals the interrelationships of text and culture, identifies and describes the features of an artistic text (imaginativeness, aesthetic function, emotional coloring, the presence of visual and expressive means, ambiguity and interpretability, manifestation of the creative individuality of the author). A literary text is considered as a source of linguistic and cultural information in three aspects: linguistic, cultural, and emotional. As a unit of learning, an artistic text is a complex and structured medium of information that performs a variety of functions: the development of competencies, the improvement of skills and abilities, the formation and development of critical and creative thinking, value attitudes, and support for metacognitive skills formed in the practice of mastering the native language and culture. The methodological development of a lesson in Russian as a foreign language is presented, in which the poetic text of Tsvetaeva is analyzed. During the lesson, students get acquainted with new words, comprehend the deep meanings laid down by the author of the text, identify visual and expressive means that ensure the realization of the emotional and aesthetic functions of the poetic text. Based on the work carried out, it is concluded that literary texts help students immerse themselves in the context of Russian culture and evaluate the cultural heritage of native speakers of the Russian language