Role of folk art in modern culture of Russia

We see and perceive great contradictions in modern culture. Contradictions are evidence of the cultural crisis. There is more active and serious attention to folk arts and culture. Modern popular culture is significantly different from its past classical forms. Mass culture is an active phenomenon of social development in our time. Mass culture merges with folk arts and popular culture. Folk art can revive the culture and art. Art is the central core of culture. Folk art contributes to the progress of culture.