The article is devoted to the actual problems of modern higher education in the sphere of Russian Philology which depends on the world crisis situation, that continues to persist, despite the efforts to reform it. This article aims to mark some important problematical items necessary to realize the reformation of higher philological education and to formulate a number of key statements that could help in future. The theoretical character of the article is based on analytical approach to the problems of higher education. The article analyzes modern curricula on "Philology" and "Pedagogical education", the bases for professional training at the undergraduate and graduate programs in Kazan Federal University. The practical significance of the article lies in the possibility of using the results of the study to improve a curriculum in training future specialists not only in Russia.