The content of the course introduces a variety of types of folk art crafts in Russia and the stylistic originality of their works, reveals the main aspects of the formation, development and modern existence of traditional applied art of Russia, continuity of artistic and stylistic features of the language of its specific types, specifics of interpretation of traditions in the work of artists of the XXI century. The course is a set of materials for independent and non-audit work, includes information and reference materials, dictionaries and lists of literature.