TO THE PROBLEM OF THE CRISIS OF TEACHING LITERATURE IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER SCHOOL
The article analyzes the causes of the crisis in teaching literature in secondary and higher school, including the ideological destruction of society in the 90-s of the 20-th century. In addition, the attempt is made to follow some modern trends in the methods of teaching literature in school and University. The article stresses the importance of fiction and popularization of reading as the factor of preservation of national identity and the source of formation of the national idea.