Keyword: «antinomy»

The present study is devoted to a linguoculturological comparison of the dichotomy «individualism – conciliarity» based on the phraseological corpus of the Russian and English languages. It has been revealed that stable paremiological units function as concentrated models of ethnic worldview, fixing historically conditioned axiological priorities. Using proverbs and idioms, it is demonstrated that the Anglophone tradition is dominated by the cult of personal autonomy, self-sufficiency, and the inviolability of private space, whereas the Russian linguistic worldview represents ideas of spiritual community, mutual support, and the subordination of personal interests to collective ones. Particular attention is paid to how linguistic opposites serve as a tool for intercultural dialogue, allowing the decoding of deep mental attitudes and minimizing communication barriers in the context of globalization.