Русская, немецкая и английская бытовая сказка как основа межкультурного взаимопонимания

The article is devoted to cultural and genre specifics of the Russian, German and English social fairy tales and is based on a theoretical review of the most significant works conducted in this sphere. The authors conclude that the description of existential plots in social fairy tales reflects the traditions and ethical values of different peoples very accurately, and the interweaving of unusual and comic situations helps the heroes to show their national character. The presented work is the first stage of a linguistic and cultural study of the value guidelines in Russia, Germany and England, enshrined in the linguoculturemes of social fairy tales.