Abstract: The subject of the research is liminality in Russian folklore. In his article Fusu aanlyzes liminality as a typical feature of Russian folk culture caused by its adherence to pluralism and immensity. This specific feature of mentality is expressed in folklore as the core of etnic mind and national spirit. Fusu analyzes chronotopes, characters and narrative features of Russian fairy tales in which liminal locations and liminal characters are a frequent case. Fusu discusses how initiation rituals that imply liminality and transfer are expressed in fairy tales. To write this article, the author has used the historical-culturological, structural and comparative approaches. The research methodology also includes psychoanalysis that allows to interpret liminality as a longtime immersion into the unconscious and functioning of psyche at the borderline level. The author's special contribution to the topic is the anlaysis of how liminailty is expressed in Russian folklore based on the example of fairy tales and the author's conclusion that as the core of national everyday consciousness, folklore reflects boundedness typical for the world view and attitude of Russian ethnos. Liminal spaces and liminal characters in folklore tales reflect inherency of liminality from life and personality development. 

Abstract: The subject of the research is ritual practices and their role in liminal and crisis situations of society and human existence in general. The author examines such aspects of the topic as the place of crises in existence and development of the world, society and human and lilminality as a form of crisis states and rituals as the means of adaptation to liminal states and protection of negative consequences of crises. Fusu focuses on the importance of rituals for supporting the integral sense of Self concept and social solidarity in the society. The article is based on the psychoanalytical approach. As an alternative, the author also applies the analytical and philosophical paradigm and uses comparative method, analysis and synthesis. The author's special contribution are caused by the fact that the author analyzes the role of rituals for an individual and society in situations of crisis and liminality.The main conclusion of the research is the author's thesis about the integrative role of ritual practices and that rituals bring more stability into life and world. The novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the author applies provisions of the analytical philosophy to the problem of liminality.