The problems of digitalization of education and transformation of the Russian culture has been overlooked in the research space. The aim of this research therefore is to report the crisis nature of Russian educational culture, considered in terms of digital innovations of the higher education system. The study was qualitative, and it utilized the transdisciplinary paradigm as a methodological framework. Data was drawn from previous research in different disciplines regarding the topic of interest and the results were analyzed using content analysis. This helped the research to form a holistic view of the phenomena under consideration. The results prove the need to develop a holistic social and philosophical concept of cultural transformation of Russian education to solve the problems and contradictions of transition to digital education and increase the economic growth.