The specificity of the so-called digital sovereignity in Russia on the example of the Russian segment of the Internet the RuNet.

Abstract

Due to the activity of the Russian Federation in the digital information space, it seems necessary to examine the role (identity) of Russia in the sphere of international information security and the process of shaping Russian national interests in this field. One of the steps leading to the achievement of the above research objective is an attempt to analyse the specificity of the Russian segment of the Internet the RuNet, which functions according to internal regulations and is becoming more and more independent of the global network. The main hypothesis of the article is the assumption that the nature of the Russian segment of the Internet the RuNet, deeply embedded in the Russian culture, is an excellent space for implementing the so-called digital sovereignty, which is on a par with digital authoritarianism in Russia. During the considerations, reference was made to Russia's geopolitical and cultural issues concerning the conceptualisation of Russian national interests in the changed international information space. The article briefly presents the Russian legislation related to the process of implementing the so-called digital sovereignty.