The article offers an analysis of ethical concepts in Russian religious-didactic literature the 17th century. main sources are alphabets published Moscow. There were two printed by Vasily Burtsov, and alphabet Karion Istomin, as well “Azbuka s oratsiey” (Alphabet with Didactics), manuscript “Alfavititsy didaskala” (Small Alphabet a Teacher). These can be considered because addition to grammar, ...