Priorities of Russian education: a historical perspective

The article studies the genesis of Russian education post the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian federation. The authors provide an evaluation of the current state of Russian education and present their personal view of the educational system improvement. The content analysis of strategic documentation - namely, the State of the Nation - reveals that the Russian Federation lacks a consistent and routinely functioning education development concept, moreover, its model is seen by the authors as incomplete. The authors conclude that it is necessary to Russian-identity-focused system of education aimed at an identification of personnel potential and the state support of continuous education.