The main purpose of the article is to show in diachronic and synchronic aspects foreign languages teaching and learning within the educational space of Russia. A special attention is paid to English as a foreign language (EFL), the presence of which in different educational paradigms is concerned under the concept of globanglization and commodification of educational services. Both advantages and disadvantages of the linguistic learning commodification as well as the future perspectives of the linguistic lifelong learning paradigm are described.