This paper deals with the system of values of the Russian language picture of the world, thanks to which the process of intercultural communication within the framework of the pedagogical interaction between the teacher and the students becomes more successful. The purpose of the work is to describe the core values (OC) of Russian culture, in particular, the concept of "LOVE". Using the methods of psycholinguistics and corpus linguistics, the author differentiates the components of the studied construct, which are basic for the Russian language consciousness. The results of the article will be useful in the practice of practice of language teaching, with a methodical selection of texts for reading and discussion in the audience, within the framework of the theory of intercultural communication.