Concepts “truth” and “fact” in Russian phraseology

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the concepts-constructs "truth" and "fact" in Russian phraseology. Attention is drawn to the study of etymology of the concepts and their correlation.  We analyze the semantics of the concepts-constructs "truth" and "fact", and also examine how the concept “truth” is connected to the concept “world”. We also notice that the concept truth is used as a contrast to the concept “wrong” and “falsehood”. The text of the article shows semantic features of the concept “truth” and its correlation with the concept of objective reality. We prove that the concepts-constructs "truth" and "fact" is the part of the system of basic mankind concepts.