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The problem of spiritual-moral upbringing is of great importance for modern reforms in higher education. We consider secularization of morality and culture to be one of the reasons of immorality in modern society. It is necessary to revive historical and cultural continuity in the educational system. The author, in contrast to the European rationalistic approach to education (the Bologna process) that is widely supported now, asserts a rational-spiritual (traditional) approach. This approach includes not only the rational part of education but also the restoration of spiritual traditions (ethical, aesthetic, religious % first of all, in the form of Orthodoxy as a special part of the thousand-year Russian culture). Being a traditional religion in Russia, Orthodoxy is tolerant towards the religions of various peoples in Russia. Nevertheless, the attitude towards various destructive sects, especially in the educational establishments, must be negative.