The article discusses the techniques and methods used in the study of Russian phraseology in the classroom in Russian as a foreign language, notes the fullness of phraseological units with a large amount of extralinguistic information. The conclusion is made about the huge cognitive and general educational role, which is the study of Russian phraseology in a foreign language audience. It is emphasized that the mastery of Russian phraseology is one of the criteria for the formation of linguosociocultural competence. The methods of formation of communicative skills in the classroom in Russian as a foreign language are considered, the teaching and educational potential of folklore material is commented. Exercises have been developed for effective study of the topic. It is noted that with their help a common language culture develops, students learn a free and figurative presentation of thoughts, their ideas about the country and culture of the language being studied expand.