The Slavic cultural code in the regional worldview (based on an analysis of street art objects in Tomsk)

Contemporary Slavic studies increasingly employ the theoretical and methodological framework of cognitive-discursive linguistics; therefore, the investigation of the Slavic cultural code as a component of the contemporary national worldview, including at the level of its regional manifestations, is of significant scholarly interest, The axiological component of mythological representations, which form the foundation of the common Slavic worldview, is reflected in the formal and substantive features of graphic signs-symbols marking this shared cultural code, Within the space of the modern regional city, these signs manifest in various art forms, such as graffiti, murals, tags, etc, This study analyzes graphic Slavic signs and symbols materialized in the semiosphere of the city of Tomsk through street art objects. Elements of these street art ensembles are shown to correlate with the components, colors, and compositional structures of traditional Slavic ornaments and are defined as signs that symbolize cultural meanings inherent in the Slavic worldview. The results of the survey among native speakers of different languages show that the Slavic cultural code today remains identifiable in its essential features against other conceptual information, even for representatives of diverse linguistic and cultural communities, Informants provided insightful interpretations of the core values structuring the common Slavic worldview, which suggests the enduring significance of Slavic themes for contemporary Russian native speakers, as well as for bilingual and secondary linguistic personalities.

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