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The author analyzes the content and the meanings of the traditional culture, its significance in the modern world, and the special features of the development of the traditional components within the framework of the innovative cultural tendencies. In the article, there is studied the specificity of the image of trickster, which contains a potential possibility of transformation of the tradition and its dynamic development. The main characteristic features of the image of trickster, which illustrate its ability to perform its function, are the ability to change the social status, a specific trick-related behavioral model, and the ability to change its image. Thus, the trickster can change the reality of the tradition and transform its main paradigms.