Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Социология.
Российский университет дружбы народов.
2003.
С. 47-58
The symbol is the main structure-forming agent of cognition and social life. This thesis was demonstrated by a wide range of ancient and contemporary scientists. The evolution of the approaches to symbol and its role in culture is under study in the presented paper.