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The article describes the features of implementation of the politics of memory in the system of the domestic education in different historical periods in the life of Russian society. The education system is presented as an important subject of the politics of memory, the role of which is amplified in the periods of spiritual crisis and the loss of national-cultural identity. The historical features are revealed of the politics of memory in the formation of the monarchical, Soviet and modern Russia. The modern objectives of education related to the formation of a new politics of memory are defined. In the conditions of formation of a new politics of memory and the clashes of traditions and innovations in this process, the education values can be a factor of their harmonization and further co-development. The traditional values and the new ones, resulted from socio-cultural changes, find common grounds in education being directed by the idea of perfection of the human being and society. The presence of a unifying idea distinguishes education from the ideological ambiguity that characterizes modern politics. Thus, the role of education seems important in the modern politics of memory. The modern politics of memory must proceed from the understanding of education as a sphere, embodying the socio-cultural unity and asserting the idea of historical and cultural unity of the Russian people by the entire strength of pedagogical influence. Philosophy of education, the entire complex of sciences about education acquire the status of a theoretical foundation of the modern politics of memory. Their role in the selection of historical-cultural information, in the development of value priorities, models and forms of collective remembrance must be regarded as an organic part of solving the problem of recreation a nationally oriented politics of memory, reflecting the interests of contemporary Russian society.