24. Find in the text the English equivalents to the following:

✶ Мировоззрение и воображение народа ✶ достоинства и недостатки ✶ живое проявление таланта ✶ структура выставки ✶ изумительная национальная самобытность ✶ постоянно выставляются

✶ естественное течение российской жизни ✶ сочетание материального и духовного наследия ✶ полнокровный процесс

✶ выполнены различной техникой ✶ передаются от поколения к поколению ✶ как декоративное убранство интерьера ✶ некоторые фрагменты народной культуры ✶ большое количество экспонатов

✶ артифакты культуры ✶ почувствовать подлинные истоки традиций ✶ источник вдохновения ✶ определенные аспекты материальной культуры ✶ представление народных истоков ✶ что осталось от национальных традиций ✶ углубиться в прошлое ✶ продолжает влиять на их жизнь и поведение.

25. Put the words into the right order

❀ people the of many process globalization oppose.

❀ the centuries language to the took it form of nation.

❀ proud the past of Egiptians their are historical.

❀ take part an policy the the should in culturologist active

national.

❀ the included a the of faculty is set the in humanities

curriculum.

❀ of roots Russian the formed the design historical of this

culture exhibition.

❀ are and traditions passed from national observed generation

generation to on.

❀ highly of should the be cultures it’s constructive diversity

Important that.

❀ of interaction help may cultures the people better

understand other each.

❀ skills a of manifestation talent it’s the vivid

taste and.

❀ arts abroad at been have exhibitions exponents the the of

displayed applied.

26. Answer the questions

1. What objects are presented at the exhibition “ The Russian Folk ” ?

2. Are the represented articles of the exposition well familiar to foreigners ?

3. What does the author of the article state about the traditional Russian

rites ?

4. Why does he state that at present it’s possible to see only fragements of

the Russian folk culture in museums ?

5. What has formed the composition of the exhibition ?

6. What is the main idea of the exhibition ?

7. What is peculiar about the exponents of the presentation ? What are

the items distinguished for ?

8. Have the objects of the collection been exhibited only in Russia ?

9. Why may the collection raise admiration and inspiration of artists and

spectators ?

10. What kind of visitors is the exhibition intended for ?