The article explores the problems of developing ideological and value foundations of state policy in the fi eld of general education, which are a necessary condition for ensuring educational sovereignty of the Russian Federation. A critical analysis of the liberal paradigm that defi ned the educational agenda in Russia in the post-Soviet period is carried out. It argues the need for a qualitative transformation of the domestic educational system within the framework of the classical model, taking into account the realities of the modern information-technological era. It is proved that when defi ning the contours of the national domestic system of general education, its mission and goals should be clearly defi ned. It is concluded that in order to achieve genuine educational sovereignty and formation of national educational system, it is necessary to defi ne Russian civilizational model of education with a clearly defi ned value-anthropological basis. It is shown that the actualized state educational policy should be implemented in unity with the policy in the sphere of family, culture, information, youth, interethnic relations, traditional spiritual and moral values and others.