В.О. Сухомлинський та O.A. Захаренко: діалог через роки і відстані

The article deals with two Ukrainian author’s schools viewed at a comparative angle. The famous educationalists Vasyl Sukhomlynsky and Oleksandr Zakharenko were the authors of those systems realized in the villages of Pavlysh (Sukhomlynsky) and Sakhnivka (Zakharenko). The author compares the educationalists’ biographies and their background and makes a conclusion on the basis of their belonging to the families of intelligence with strong traditions. The author compares their ideas of the role of work in education, the school authonomy, the role of the community in school life, the partnership of the school and the family, and special elements of the school environment. Some peculiar features of the rural schools have also been taken into account. The author’s thoughts as to the way the authors’ ideas may be introduced and developed in modern Ukrainian schools have been expressed in the conclusions.