Article is devoted to definition of the place and a role of genesis of culture in the period of the present stage of development of culturological knowledge and modernization of culture. Genesis of culture represents consideration of the movement of the initial cultural processes which have led to emergence of what it is already possible to call human culture. Keen interest of many researchers around the world to a problem to origin of culture is caused in recent years by the important place which is taken by culture in the conditions of cardinal change of social institutes and a way of life of people.

Article is devoted to definition of the place and a role of genesis of culture in the period of the present stage of development of culturological knowledge and modernization of culture. Genesis of culture represents consideration of the movement of the initial cultural processes which have led to emergence of what it is already possible to call human culture. Keen interest of many researchers around the world to a problem to origin of culture is caused in recent years by the important place which is taken by culture in the conditions of cardinal change of social institutes and a way of life of people.