The proposed author's project addresses issues of the content of the standard of secondary general education in literature and consists of a reasonable selection of works and methodological comments. The fundamental difference from the existing program is the predominant study of works imbued with faith in the Spirit and Reason of man. The author convincingly shows the need for raising children in the 21st century. precisely on such literature. The work is addressed to teachers, parents, child psychologists, students and university professors, as well as the leadership of the Ministry of Education.