The paper is a review of the scientific positions of known contemporary jurists — theoreticians of law and constitutionalists who address the current approaches to the subject of constitutional law, the content of the scientific field and teaching materials, the teaching of the discipline in higher education. The discussion took place alongside with the release of a new textbook by Professor B.S. Ebzeev "Constitutional Law of Russia"(Moscow: Prospect Publ., 2019. 768 p.). That happened to be an event in science that generated discussion about the subject of the constitutional law, the ways of providing information in the academic literature, the nature and content of the university discipline "Constitutional law", new approaches to the basic institutions of constitutional law, their theoretical and historical origins. The presentation of the mentioned book took place on May 27, 2019 as part of the scientific activities of Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), i.e. the round table "Constitutional Law of Russia: Scientific and Educational Concepts". According to the author, such events that combine discussion of relevant scientific issues and the presentation of new relevant scientific works contribute to the generation of new ideas in science, practice and teaching, development of optimal ways of development of Russian science and education.