Tendencies of Development of K. D. Ushinsky's Idea about the National Character of Education in Russian Pedagogics of the late XX-early XXI c.
The paper analyzes some tendencies of development of K. D. Ushinsky's idea about the national character of education in Rus­sian Pedagogics of the late XX-early XXI c. Opinions of modern scholars are discussed treating the idea of the national character of education as a means: 1) to keep up the social and national integration of Russia; 2) to preserve a traditional Russian educational ideal; 3) to revive spiritual and ethical values of Russian mentality.