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Introduction. The author examines the problem of education and upbringing that has become urgent in the modern Russian society. The problem relates to the spiritual and moral development and upbringing of the individual; the social demand for a highly moral, socially active person with spiritual values formed in Russia has been highlighted. Methodology and methods of the research. The object of the research is the spiritual and moral upbringing of the individual in the modern Russian society. The subject of the research is particular approaches to spiritual and moral development and upbringing of a person in the modern science. The philosophical and socio-philosophical approach in the research provides an analysis of a person, their nature and multidimensionality as the basis for their development, takes into account the mutual influence of a person and society against each other, contributes to a synthetic understanding of the complex process of human development and improvement. The author takes into consideration the philosophy of consciousness which allows considering the development of spiritual and moral qualities in a person through the lens of improving their inner spiritual world and the development of the properties of consciousness. The results of the research. Some modern approaches to human development (V. P. Veryaskina, D. I. Dubrovsky, A. V. Ivanov, M. V. Zhulkov, etc.) have been analyzed, the relevance of addressing the development of consciousness and thinking of the individual, the transformation of their inner world in the process of spiritual and moral development has been substantiated. The analysis highlights the necessity of a comprehensive study of the spiritual and moral development and education of the individual as a system, the refinement of the methodological and procedural framework of the further applied activities in this area, taking into account the developments in the philosophy of consciousness, phenomenology, philosophy of heart, philosophy of the Russian cosmism, as well as other concepts which deal with self-development and self-improvement of the personality, management of the personality by their own development, work on the development of their consciousness, definition of the methodological role of the category of consciousness in this system. Conclusion. The paper outlines the prerequisites and conditions for the spiritual and moral development and education of the individual in the modern Russian society. According to the author, these are increasing the role of the individual in managing his/her spiritual and moral development, the formation of an environment which encourages this development, introduction of the modern applied and methodological solutions, application of socio-philosophical and interdisciplinary approaches and research, development of interaction and cooperation in the area of concern, building a new system of spiritual and moral development and education, taking into account the modern scientific achievements in the development of consciousness and thinking, focusing on the development of specific moral qualities of the individual and their inner spiritual world, the processes of self-knowledge and self-improvement.