Teaching gifted students in the universities of the USA and Russia

The article carries out the comparative-contrastive analysis of working with gifted students in the universities of the USA and Russia. It gives the historical overview of the appearance of the concept of gifted students teaching in Russia and the USA. The work gives a detailed description of working with gifted students in Russia and the USA. Thus, the USA has such subdivisions as programs and colleges for teaching talented students. The courses offered in such colleges give fundamental, extensive knowledge and the students have to work harder than average ones. Upon graduation the students receive either the Bachelor of Philosophy degree, or the degree of Bachelor with honors. Russia has developed the "Concept of working with talented youth". Certain Russian universities have created elite groups which are financed from the budget and provide free education.