Search for: [Abstract = "A culture\-dependent historical interpretation of adolescence as a subject of culture and a medium of culture\-creating function during the development of the mankind has been presented. The role of the younger generation in the process of giving rise to something new in the culture and in the actualization of the humanity's creative endeavour has been characterized. In the context of young people's ability to be the subject not only of the acquisition, but also of the transformation of culture, long\-term goals of the modern education and upbringing have been defined."]