The article is dedicated to the principles of study guides creation in light of such modern problem as a preservation and transmission of humanities in the age of digitalization, which assumes an active implementation of new technologies in the education system. On the one hand, thanks to the government project "Modern Digital Educational Environment", conditions for systemic advancements of education's quality, online teaching availability, mixed studying organization, enhancements of continuous education's possibilities, self-studying and more are created. On the other hand, a dire need for quick responses to the everchanging modern conditions, which require formation and organization of fundamentally new teaching structures for all educational process levels, is evident. Furthermore, new educational standards require new tools for collecting and compiling learning materials for students, including those who are studying Russian as a foreign language or who are planning to in the context of Russia's entry restrictions. As a result of such ambivalent position, an uncertainty in the environment rises in both teachers and students. In such conditions, more effective and productive teaching technologies are needed for an effective access to the content and knowledge for students. Authors of the current article propose a study guide for dramatic reading, oriented to the development of skills related to the continuous, phased and systematic work on Russian literary texts, as a suggested content to the learners of Russian as a foreign language.