In Russia, people are once more coming to realize that it is fundamentally impossible to develop a genuinely civilized society unless people are taught national, patriotic, civic, legal, moral, cultural, ethical, and universal human values. Once again, leaders on different levels have begun to talk about the necessity of going back to the understanding, which was traditional in Rus, of the role and place of upbringing, the importance of forming a system of upbringing that is based on new ideas, approaches, and actions. This article analyzes the current state, problems, and possibilities of the development of upbringing work in an institution of higher learning. It examines the importance of upbringing for professionalism, and sets out the basic directions in efforts to improve the upbringing process. (Contains 1 footnote.) [This article was translated by Kim Braithwaite.]