Volume III completes a systematic analytical consideration of the development of Slavic cultures, bringing it to the beginning of the 21st century, and also includes a section on folk culture, completing the study begun in volumes I and II, published in 2003 and 2005. The book is addressed to students, teachers and everyone interested in the culture of the Slavic region. A comprehensive interdisciplinary study of this scale in world Slavic studies is carried out for the first time.