Since the beginning of mankind, concern for survival and therefore safety has been one of the main components of human life. History remembers states and empires that ceased to exist as a result of wars and conquests. The recent past shows that the main threat to Georgia is the unfriendly neighbor Russian Federation with imperialist intentions. This fact is clearly stated in the conceptual documents of our country. The present paper discusses the important stages of the Russian-Georgian relations since the 15th century and the problems that these relations brought to Georgia. Russia's aggressive policy and aspirations to constantly expand its borders at the expense of conquering natural-geographically protected territories are described. The author reviews the traditional concepts of Russian politics presented in the scientific literature, which originated in different periods. Special attention is paid to the more radical and extremist direction than "Eurasianism" to "Russism", the same "Rachism", which is the unofficial name of the political ideology of the ruling regime of Russia. In the visions of modern ideologues of Russia lies the denial of law and the assertion of the priority of force, disrespect for the sovereignty of neighbors and self-assertion at the expense of disorder and violence. The center of the ideology of Russism is the cult of the national leader, who will have the power to restore glory to Russia. This glory lies in its restoration within the borders of "historical Russia", I.E. the Soviet Union, which is the biggest challenge for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. The Russian leadership uses the military as one of many tools to shape its "near abroad" and global positions. It has wide interests in the South Caucasus from the military, political, economic and energy point of view. But, the current political leadership of the Russian Federation, objectively, acts from the position of military and economic inferiority towards NATO. It is clear that at this stage, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization appears as one of the main restraining forces of "Russianism" and therefore of Russia's expansionist policy. According to the author, where the powerful states determining the world order want to create an alliance that will guarantee the protection of their civilizational choices, the preservation of their identity and statehood, Georgia's failure to declare a clear foreign orientation will be disastrous. Accordingly, he believes that Georgia is obliged to clearly express its foreign policy. e. year Balanced politics and the desire to put the conflicting interests of large countries to their own service is an illusory approach that may have once worked. Keywords: Security, aggression, Russian Federation, Rashism, NATO.