Book of prominent psychologist and philosopher Sergey Rubinstein of "Basis of general psychology" was first published almost eighty years back, however until now she did not lose the actuality and is considered the most complete encyclopaedia of psychological science and source of knowledge for many generations of specialists.In a book a scientist succeeded to present psychology as functional system of cognition, in that different ways and research levels are flexible, changeable in the co-operation - depending on the put tasks, circumstances and role of psychology in public life.С. Rubinstein conducts connections of psychology with natural and public sciences, her place determines in the complex of these sciences. Practically all experience of world psychological idea is analysed in his fundamental labour, presented research, achievement and problem to home psychology.