frazeologičeskie sočetanija kak sposob reprezentacii jazykovoj kartiny mira (na meteriale russkogo i ital’janskogo jazykov)

This article is an attempt to examine phraseological units, proverbs and sayings as a way of representing the linguistic picture of the world in the Russian and the Italian languages. The article provides an overview of the most common stereotypes about the Russian people, such as alcohol abuse, the beauty of the Russian women and sadness as a spesific feature of the Russian character. These sterotypes are analyzed through the phraseological units, proverbs and sayings of the Russian and the Italian languages and compared between the two cultures.