The manual in a concise, concentrated form, in the form of a theory, presents the main educational materials characterizing the development of the cultural and spiritual life of our country in the 9th-21st centuries. Structuring the material, presenting logical connections in figurative and graphic form allow us to understand the dynamics of complex and ambiguous processes and phenomena. The manual includes a dictionary that contains key concepts and terms for the main periods of development of domestic culture of the 9th - 21st centuries. The material is selected in accordance with the requirements of state educational standards of basic general and secondary (complete) general education.