Rabota posvjaščena issledovaniju russkogo chorovoda s učetom istorii i dinamiki tradicij jego ispolněnija. Issledovanije chorovoda osuščestvljaetsja na dvuch urovnjach - soděržatěl'nom i formal'nom. Na soděržatěl'nom urovně glavnoje vnimanije uděleno kul'turnoj semantike i klassifikacii chorovoda, na formal'nom elementam, figuram i drugim osobennostjam chorovoda. Čast'ju raboty javljaetsja takže etimologičeskij i leksiko-semantičeskij analiz slova chorovod.This thesis is devoted to the study of Russian khorovod, considering its history and changing traditions. The study of the khorovod dance takes place at two levels - both the content and form. At the content level, the focus is on the cultural semantics and classification of the khorovod dance, while the elements, figures, and other features of the khorovod are discussed at the formal level. Part of the work is also devoted to an etymological and lexical analysis of the word khorovod.