Position Of Russia Research Articles

Wyzwania i perspektywy rozwoju rosyjskiego LNG w kontekście pogorszenia relacji z państwami Zachodu

The article deals with a current and important issue, namely the development of Russia's production and export of liquefied natural gas, in particular to Western European countries. The article outlines Russia's position as an exporter of liquefied natural gas, the challenges facing the LNG sector (especially in the area of exports) and the impact of sanctions from the European Union and the USA. Separately, the author desribes prospects for Russian LNG exports. Many sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union and the United States have not led to a significant halt in the development of LNG in Russia. The Russian Federation will remain a significant exporter of natural gas, including to European customers. The deterioration of relations between Western countries and Russia side has delayed the implementation of some projects and partially undermined Russia's LNG production and export potential, but these losses don't prevent further development of the sector. The research hypothesis is confirmed that in the foreseeable future a high demand for LNG imported from Russia will continue. The article uses the forecasting method and the factorial method.

Русский мир и Россия (о современных соблазнах национального самосознания)

In the context of recent international events, issues of national identity have once again appeared on the agenda, which for the first time clearly sounded in the domestic humanitarian discourse since the middle of the XIX century. The events of the last ten years have clearly shown that Russia, having experienced multifactorial external influences, is not а part of the Western or Eastern cultural and geographical worlds, but has its own ‘civilizational face’ and its own tasks in world history. In order to rationalize and systematically comprehend the basic categories of national identity, it is necessary to turn to the analysis of such concepts as ‘Russian civilization’, ‘Eurasian civilization’, ‘Russian world’. To avoid extremes and modern temptations in their assessment, the methodology of such study must be based primarily on the position of such Russian thinkers as N.A. Berdyaev, K.N. Leontiev, N.S. Trubetskoy. They rightly noted that autocratic Russian imperialism and cosmopolitanism are opposed to both true patriotism and genuine humanity. The infringed in the past Russian national identity is subjected today to nationalist temptations and threats of ideological excesses, which is reflected in the extremely broad interpretation of the concept of the ‘Russian world’. The article gives the author’s assessment of this concept, which is based on the ethnocultural understanding of the Russian world. The necessity of overcoming its identification, on the onehand, with the Eurasian civilization or the Eurasian cultural and geographical world, and on the other hand, with the civilization of Russia, is substantiated. In the spiritual aspect, the Russian world is devoid of geographical, political, ethnocultural and linguistic ties, reflecting the primordial human right to freely acquire one’s spiritual identity. But such self-identification should be purely voluntary, especially in a multinational Russia. The civilization of Russia, in addition to the Russian world (or Russian subcivilization), also includes the Turkic, Mongolian and Ugro-Finnish ethno-cultural worlds (subcivilizations) from the standpoint of classical Eurasianism. In the context of recent international events, issues of national identity have once again appeared on the agenda, which for the first time clearly sounded in the domestic humanitarian discourse since the middle of the XIX century. The events of the last ten years have clearly shown that Russia, having experienced multifactorial external influences, is not а part of the Western or Eastern cultural and geographical worlds, but has its own ‘civilizational face’ and its own tasks in world history. In order to rationalize and systematically comprehend the basic categories of national identity, it is necessary to turn to the analysis of such concepts as ‘Russian civilization’, ‘Eurasian civilization’, ‘Russian world’. To avoid extremes and modern temptations in their assessment, the methodology of such study must be based primarily on the position of such Russian thinkers as N.A. Berdyaev, K.N. Leontiev, N.S. Trubetskoy. They rightly noted that autocratic Russian imperialism and cosmopolitanism are opposed to both true patriotism and genuine humanity. The infringed in the past Russian national identity is subjected today to nationalist temptations and threats of ideological excesses, which is reflected in the extremely broad interpretation of the concept of the ‘Russian world’. The article gives the author’s assessment of this concept, which is based on the ethnocultural understanding of the Russian world. The necessity of overcoming its identification, on the one hand, with the Eurasian civilization or the Eurasian cultural and geographical world, and on the other hand, with the civilization of Russia, is substantiated. In the spiritual aspect, the Russian world is devoid of geographical, political, ethnocultural and linguistic ties, reflecting the primordial human right to freely acquire one’s spiritual identity. But such self-identification should be purely voluntary, especially in a multinational Russia. The civilization of Russia, in addition to the Russian world (or Russian subcivilization), also includes the Turkic, Mongolian and Ugro-Finnish ethno-cultural worlds (subcivilizations) from the standpoint of classical Eurasianism.

Variability and dynamics of patriotic attitudes of Russians in the context of Special military operation

The article presents the results of a study of the features of socio-political dispositions characteristic of moderate and convinced types of patriotic attitudes. Additionally, an analysis of the dynamics of changes in the ratio of the shares of both types of patriotism in 2024 in the context of SMO in comparison with the situation in 2020 was carried out. The empirical basis of the study was data from a mass survey of the population of the Russian Federation conducted by the Institute of Sociology of FCTAS in February-March 2024 on a representative all-Russian sample. The sample size is 2000 respondents. For comparison, data from a similar survey in 2020 were used. The criterion for typologizing different variants of patriotism is the quantitative difference in the degree of support for judgments of a civil and protective nature, forming a space of patriotic meanings of emotional, cognitive and behavioral aspects of attitude towards Russia. Based on the results of the analysis of data on the assessment of the degree of agreement with judgments of civil and protective meaning, moderate and convinced types of patriotism were identified, which together make up the system of patriotic attitudes of Russians. An analysis of the interrelationships of each type of patriotism with a wide range of socio-political dispositions has shown that the selected types represent integral symptom complexes of views on the country, its current state and development prospects, significantly differing in their stable trends over time. Such a trend for convinced patriots is a focus on traditionalism, and for moderate patriots – on modernism. A comparison of data on the prevalence of a particular type of patriotism in 2020 with similar data in 2024 allowed us to conclude that if in 2020 the system of patriotic attitudes of Russians was in a stable state with the dominance of modernist trends, then in 2024 there was a “shift” of the entire system of patriotic beliefs to a different quality, but equally stable a state, but already dominated by traditionalist tendencies. In general, it is concluded that the system of patriotic attitudes of Russians is very mobile in terms of activating both civil and protective meanings, which in different socio-political contexts leads either to an increase or decrease in the proportion of supporters of one or another of the studied types in the system as a whole.

A study of the factors of the war between Russia and Ukraine from the point of view of aggressive realism

The war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest military conflict in Europe and one of the most important events of the international system in the 21st century. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, there were occasional conflicts between these two countries that did not lead to a major war, but in February 2022, Russia, contrary to the principle of sovereignty, launched a military attack on Ukraine, which also had global consequences. There are various analyzes regarding this war and its factors, but what is closer to the existing realities is the realistic analysis of the war. Considering the importance of this war and the position of realism in the analysis of wars in international relations, the question is raised, what factors caused this war from the point of view of realism? Apparently, Russia's power-seeking and ambitious policies to expand power, secure interests, maintain security and Russia's position in the region and the world, and especially the issue of Ukraine joining NATO, caused this war. The purpose of the research is to investigate the factors of the war between Russia and Ukraine from the perspective of realism theory. Descriptive-analytical research method and the tools of books, articles and reports have been used in the form of the theoretical framework of aggressive realism. The findings of the research showed that Russia attacked NATO in accordance with the historical, geopolitical, political and economic requirements and in line with the realization of its goals, security and interests, especially the Ukraine issue. Russia showed that the presence of the West and NATO in the most important foreign sphere close to it is dangerous for this country, and it even resorted to war to prevent it.

Study on the relationship between Russia and the International Criminal Court

In 2016, after 16 years of review period, Russia finally made the decision not to join the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute, from support to doubt to reject, the change of Russia's position is not only a direct reaction to the investigation of Russian cases in recent years, but also out of the interests of the state, the interests of the legal system, and the doubt of the working mechanism of the International Criminal Court. Although it does not formally join the International Criminal Court, Russia still needs to bear certain international legal obligations, especially in the face of the possible compulsory jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, Russia needs to take corresponding measures in international law and domestic law to avoid the adverse impact.

Through the Veil of Alexandra Marinina's Detective “The Illusion of Sin”

The subject of the study is, on the one hand, the artistic reality of Alexandra Marinina's novel “The Illusion of Sin”, and on the other hand, an analysis of the features of Russian life in the 1990s, presented through the prism of this novel. The author doubts that this work can be fully classified as a detective genre, since the background is a description and comprehension of life in Russia at that time. A comparison of Chekhov's “The Cherry Orchard” and “The Illusion of Sin” allows us to formulate a hypothesis about the nature of Russian sociality. As before, two unrelated processes — impersonal, social and unrelated and often meaningless, marginal actions and deeds of people. From the point of view of this hypothesis, Marinina's work is considered: she, but naturally as an artist, presents to the reader the social reality of the 1990s, which in many ways resembles the “bad sociality” that Vasily nkovsky wrote about back in the 20s of the last century. The author identifies four aspects of this sociality: the attitude of Russians towards law that dates back to past centuries, a sense of social injustice, the absence of moral and ethical guidelines, and the obsession of Russians with ideas that M. Bakhtin wrote about.

Mediatization of medicine and health: dysfunctional aspects

In this article, based on the results of empirical research conducted by employees of the Faculty of Sociology, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor T.V. Semina and graduate student A.A. Belov, the destructive influence of electronic and digital media on the health of Russian citizens is considered. In fact, we are talking about the “mediatization of medicine”, which is understood as “the process caused by the emergence of digital communication tools, as a result of which the masses have free access to medical information, and all issues related to human and social health are somehow mediated by electronic media”. The author emphasizes that quite often the media practices uncontrolled submission of quasi-medical information, signs of economic bias present in the media are expressed in the fact that the main source of income for the media is advertising, especially medicines and pharmaceuticals. At the same time, commercials advertising medicines on television are the most effective in influencing the audience. In 2019, T.V. Semina, Doctor of Sociology, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Sociology at Lomonosov Moscow State University, proved the destructive role of the media in the genesis of social conflict in the doctor–patient system. In April–July 2024, the author also undertook an empirical sociological study on the problems of constructing public health in the Russian Federation, in particular, the effectiveness of the impact of advertising materials placed in the media on the health-saving attitudes of Russians, he results of which are presented in the article. In general, the results of empirical studies conducted by T.V. Semina and confirmed by the author’s research convincingly prove the dysfunctionality of the media in relation to the health of Russian citizens, their negative impact on the consciousness of both healthy and sick people. The author emphasizes that it is not so difficult to protect health, but, unfortunately, many people do not even try to do this, guided by certain stereotypes imposed by the media. For example, that after a certain age, absolutely everyone has high blood pressure, overweight, hormonal and other disorders and should regularly take appropriate (widely advertised) medications or dietary supplements, the benefits of which have not been scientifically proven. Most importantly, the author notes, changes are needed in the development of self-preservation behavior among the population. The main task of the state is not only to develop an effective health care system, but also to promote a responsible attitude of citizens to their own health, which implies regular medical examinations, giving up bad habits, leading a healthy lifestyle involving “life on the move”, full sleep and cognitive activity.

Перспективы роста экспорта российского зерна

The article reveals the problems of grain trade — the main product of Russian agricultural exports, studies the dynamics of grain supplies, in particular wheat, to the world market, identifies threats to the development of external and internal grain markets, proposes measures to eliminate them, the implementation of which will contribute to the further strengthening of Russia's position on the world grain market.

Medium-term forecast of the dynamics of life attitudes of Russians

The article presents a method for forecasting trends in changes in mass consciousness in terms of life attitudes, i.e. those values according to which people try to build their lives. Modern applied sociology successfully uses the forecast of electoral and consumer behaviour of citizens. The time lag of forecast reliability: for electoral behaviour - 4-5 weeks, for consumer behaviour - up to a year. Forecasting for 10-20 years is practiced mainly in demography. It is more difficult to forecast changes in mass consciousness based on value attitudes of citizens. If we assume that the development of the state is evolutionary, then the combination of heuristic and mathematical methods allows us to forecast trends in the attitudes of the population aged 40 and older, as basic for the economic and political functioning of the state. In methodological terms, the article proposes a procedure for forecasting trends only, without claiming high accuracy of numerical indicators, with mandatory consideration of weak variability of basic numerical indicators measured as of 2024. To forecast trends, there were used data from an all-Russian representative sociological study, accumulated in integral indices, as well as in verbal constructs using factor analysis. The combination of these methods allowed to make a generally stable 20-year forecast of trends in changes in the life attitudes of Russians. As a tool for a detailed forecast indices as integrated indicators of the intensity and direction of a trend were used, and for a generalised forecast - verbal constructs formed on the basis of factor analysis. The choice of the subject of the forecast is based on the hypothesis that the "catalyst" of life attitudes are three components of life activity: the life trajectory chosen by the individual, including the preferred types of life activity; the identification of the individual with reference groups as a contact environment, a mechanism of value communication and self-realisation; the choice of forms of social behaviour by the individual based on the basic moral principles of people's life activity. These three aspects of the population's life activity are not only socially (phylogenetically), but also to a large extent biologically (ontogenetically) determined, therefore they are highly stable, that allows us to talk about the stability of the medium-term forecast of trends in the interval of up to 20 years. Thus, the article proposes the tested in an applied sociological study combined method of medium-term forecast of social groups' attitudes in a situation where repeated studies are not conducted to build a dynamic series of empirical indicators. The forecast presented in the article operates with indicators that are important for consideration in the practice of medium-term planning of the state’s social policy.

Специфика добровольческой деятельности в условиях современной России

The article presents the features of the formation of modern Russian volunteer activity, which in the last decade has become a large-scale systemic social phenomenon in the history of our country. The active life position of Russians is realized in the desire to be useful to society through real participation in specific projects of the vol-unteer movement. The approaches, reasons and potential for the development and functioning of volunteer movements are considered. It is noted that in the formation of volunteering as a social system there is, on the one hand, reliance on traditional experience, on the other hand – the desire to use the potential of modern technology and management functioning. The demand for the volunteer movement is beyond doubt, however, in the modern situation, its organization and functionality require the participation of government agencies in order to structure, finance and provide a legal basis for many activities carried out by volunteers. Various areas in which there is a greater need for volunteer support are being considered, ranging from helping the elderly to providing all kinds of support in situations of natural disasters, such as fires or floods. Modern Russian volun-teering is based on mutual assistance, spirituality and a sense of collectivism that has been inherent in our people since ancient times.

THE WESTERN ARMENIAN PERIODICAL PRESS ABOUT THE 1846 POLISH LIBERATION STRUGGLE

In the 1840s, the Polish patriotic and secret societies began preparing for another struggle for independence and freedom. In 1846 in Krakow the Polish revolted and which drew the attention of the Armenian press. The Polish national liberation struggle did not escape the attention of the Armenian periodicals of the time. The newspapers ‘The Arshaluys Araratyan" and "Azgaser"newspapers of the Western Armenian national-conservative current directly referred to it. Based on the news received from the European press, these periodicals covered the struggle of the Polish from their ideological point of view. Current ideologues and periodicals advocated maintaining the existing political balance in Europe and did not encourage any revolt against the authorities. The Smyrn-Armenian newspaper ‗‘The Arshaluys Araratyan‘‘, while speaking about the Krakov rebellion in 1846, stated that they didn‘t encourage the struggle of the Polish, for the Austrian authorities didn‘t violate them. According to the newspaper the reason of it was non-consolidation of the Polish and never violation and pressure of the Austrian and Prussian authorities. The Indian-Armenian newspaper ―Azgaser‘‘ displayed its pro- Russian position on the Polish rebellion. According to the newspaper, not only the rebellion took place in 1830 but also the Krakov rebellion in 1846, caused a fair vengeance of the Russian Tsar. The Western Armenian periodicals understood that the Polish had rebelled to overthrow the foreign rule, but they did not praise their struggle

Legal Consciousness of Mining Workers in the Ural Mining Region in the Late 19th to Early 20th Century

The reform of modern Russian society, among many directions, involves the creation of a civil society and a rule of law in our country. Achieving this goal is impossible without the formation of an adequate legal consciousness adopted by the strategy. One of its supporting structures is the socio-cultural and mental foundations that have developed over the past centuries of Russian history and largely determine the attitude of Russians to the law, its representatives and other components of the legal sphere. Taking into account the duration of the formation of legal practices of the population and their consolidation in the mass consciousness at the level of behavioral codes, this problem requires its consideration on earlier historical material. To this end, the article analyzes the features of the legal consciousness of the workers of the mining Urals in the late XIX –early XX centuries. In the course of the study, we came to the conclusion that the attitude of the Ural workers to the law was determined not by formal legal norms, but by its interpretation in accordance with their ideas of justice and legal dualism on the principle of "judging by the law or by conscience". In the future, this served as a popular legal legitimization of any lawlessness, if it was committed in the interests of the masses and led to the priority of group regulatory regulators over national ones.

England and Russia: The Beginnings of the Struggle for the Pacific Colonies, 1700–1750

The article is about the development of the struggle between Russia and England for colonies in the North Pacific Ocean. The purpose of our research is to show the relationship between events in the North Pacific Ocean and the general course of colonization of new territories. The interest of Peter the Great in England is considered. The article identifies factors that contributed to the development of the American northwest, including the level of geographical knowledge in both countries about the borders of America and Asia. It is shown that their study became a complex and multifaceted process in which English and Russian navigators took part, and it was controlled by the state authorities of both countries. The importance of the initiative of private commercial companies in the development of territories is emphasized. It is noted that Great Britain initially pursued a cautious policy, which gave way to an active phase at the end of the 18th century. If Great Britain’s interest was primarily associated with the search for a northern route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, then Russia’s advance to the north-west of America was due to economic and political reasons. The article looks at the changes in the attitude of Russia as well as England in relation to the territories under consideration throughout the period under study. It is concluded that the peculiarities of sailing in the waters of the Pacific Ocean made a collision on the high seas less likely than in coastal waters and on land, where Russian fur hunters were subsequently opposed by representatives of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The article is written on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach, using archival sources. The results we obtained can be used in the theoretical and practical parts of interaction with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as England.

АНАЛИЗ УЧАСТИЯ РОССИЙСКОГО ОБОРОННО-ПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО КОМПЛЕКСА НА МИРОВОМ РЫНКЕ ВООРУ-ЖЕНИЯ И ВОЕННОЙ ТЕХНИКИ

The article explores and outlines the participation of the Russian military-industrial complex (DIC) in expanding the range of foreign trade activities and developing the economy of the Russian Federation by producing and releasing for these purposes various types of modern, in-demand and competitive military, civil and dual products on the world and domestic commodity markets. appointments. A definition of the global market for military products (MP) is given, its geography, characteristics, trends and operating features, the implementation of international legal regulation, the value of annual trade turnover, the presence of official and illegal schemes for the sale of weapons and military equipment, and the reasons for the emergence of the latter are revealed. The geography and indicators of the participation of the Russian Federation in this market for the period 2015–2022 are given, its rating among the states that are the main exporters of weapons and military equipment, as well as comparison with the USA and EU countries - the main exporters to the world market of weapons, military equipment and others types of military products, the ratio of their exports to military expenditures and to the gross domestic product. The authors present a correlation regression analysis of the main factors influencing Russia's posi-tion in the world market for weapons, military equipment and other types of military products, including an analysis of the Russian share in global arms exports, as well as an analysis of the share of arms and military equipment exports in Russia's total ex-ports. The conclusions summarize the results of the study, indicating the real, signifi-cant contribution of the Russian defense industry to the development of foreign trade activities and the country's economy in the context of sanctions restrictions and in-creasing global risks.

Social processes in Modern Georgia: Is There any Potential for the Development of Russian-Georgian Cooperation?

The authors of the article, participants in the discussion “Georgia’s Communication Regime: Development Trends,” presented their views on social processes in modern Georgia. It is substantiated that the spiritual ties between Georgians and Russians are based on Orthodoxy and the mutual assistance that Russians and Georgians have provided to each other for centuries. The historical and cultural origins of Russian-Georgian relations are examined. The common historical past contributed to the interpenetration of cultures and traditions. However, under the influence of Western ideologies, a large part of modern Georgian youth has formed a different worldview. The authors of the article propose how to overcome the ideological gap through the implementation of cultural projects. Promising areas of cooperation between Russia and Georgia are considered in the absence of diplomatic relations and the anti-Russian position of the Georgian authorities. Youth communications and cooperation in the economy (primarily in agriculture) are also promising. The following risks of cooperation are considered: the unresolved issue of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, fluctuations of the political elites of Georgia, the chaotic nature of the Georgian economy, the role of anti-Russian position of Russians in Georgia, insufficient work with Georgian society on the Russian side and the need to activate the potential of the Georgian diaspora in Russia.The article was prepared based on the materials of the international round table “Georgia’s Communication Regime: Development Trends” (conducted by the National Research Institute for the Communications Development in December 2023).

Syria's turnover of Russian arms exports

Subject. This article discusses the issues of Russia's policy in the Middle East and support for the country's military-industrial complex. Objectives. The article aims to identify the factors influencing the consolidation of Russia's position in the world arms market. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of comparative, structural, and statistical analyses. Results. The article finds that the export of Russian-made weapons has increased since the start of the military operation in Syria. Of all the types of equipment, military aircraft are in the greatest demand abroad. Conclusions. Russia's participation in the civil war in Syria on the side of the central government has contributed to the consolidation of our country's position in the global arms market.

Russia's Attitude towards the Taiwan Crises since Putin Came to Power

Abstract: Amid the growing rivalry between the United States and China, Russia has positioned itself as a pivot in the triangular relationship with the two superpowers to turn its weakness into strength. This article uses the Taiwan issue to examine the triangular dynamics and Russian President Vladimir Putin's attitude towards the most sensitive issues in Sino–American relations. Findings have revealed that Moscow exhibited half-hearted responses to nine major incidents that caused severe tensions in cross-strait relations over the past two decades. Therefore, the authors argue that Russia's attitude is one main cause of the non-emergence of a "romantic triangle" of the three powers.

Public trust to institutions as a resource of interethnic consolidation in the regional community

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of trust in terms of the resource to achieve interethnic consolidation in the Russian regional community. The article indicates that trust allows developing a communication mechanism and defining how effectively social relations are built. Besides, the author uses traditional sociological research methods: structuralist and institutional approaches, social capital theory. Trust is one of the socio-psychological foundations of social harmony that determines the dynamics of basic social processes development, the integrity of society, its ability to overcome the arising difficulties. With the help of the array of secondary data analysis presented on the websites of domestic sociological centres, it is shown how in the Russian society the importance of national consolidation is clearly increasing. It is based on the increased trust at all levels of relationships: interpersonal, intergroup, institutional, and regional. This is due to the fact that Russia is one of the most multinational states in the world. If citizens do not share certain common goals and objectives, then this, as a rule, will negatively affect the interethnic consolidation of the regional or entire community of the country most. Undoubtedly, the phenomenon of trust is especially important in the transforming society. It exists in the multiethical environment of citizens and, first of all, directly at the regional level of the institutions, functioning in Russia. Trust is an indicator of values similarity and values systems of the Russian population. Today there are many examples of the decrease of trust to certain institutions, however, the approval rating regarding the activities of the President, the Government of the country, the Russian army is increasing. Thus, a positive attitude of Russians towards the political system and power structures is recorded. The same trends have begun to be noted more often in the field of interethnic consolidation and in relation to the institutions of the regional community.

“Pridnestrovie for Peace”: Accounting for Transnistrian Divergence from the Russian Position vis-à-vis the Russo-Ukrainian War

Despite historical and ongoing reliance on Russia and an enduring pro-Russian stance, the official narrative of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been surprisingly neutral. This article seeks to establish a typology of the various reasons for this divergence, looking at geographical, demographic, socio-cultural, historical, economic and military factors, as well as the extenuating influence of the preexisting conflict with Moldova. These factors combine to incline the Transnistrian population and leadership toward peace and thus demotivate an overtly negative media treatment of Ukraine in the context of the War. Given limited scholarship on the topic and the opacity of Transnistrian governance, video reports from the state-affiliated channel TSV are employed as primary sources to evidence and exemplify the various factors determining the Transnistrian position on the Russo-Ukrainian War. The article concludes by challenging the view of Transnistria as a passive Russian puppet, and proposes that the region’s unusual status and location, while limiting, also lend it a certain flexibility in its media narratives and foreign policy.

New trends in Russian diplomacy after February 24, 2022

The article examines the new trends in Russian diplomacy, which emerged after February 24, 2022. The diplomatic war launched against Russia by "unfriendly States" leads to the "zeroing" of ties between the Russian Federation and the States of the collective West - the Anglo-Saxon and European countries. In the context of the degradation of relations with the Euro-Atlantic region, there is a shift in the regional focus in Russia's foreign policy. Moreover, in order to make the implementation of foreign policy goals more efficient Russian intensifies the use of "new tracks" in addition to classical diplomacy. The purpose of the article is to identify the prospects for using the potential of diplomacy of dialogue structures as an auxiliary tool for promoting national interests in the international arena, strengthening Russia's position as an independent center of power in international relations. The theory of a two-level game developed by R. Putnam in relation to the practice of negotiating facilitates the explanation of the diplomacy of dialogue structures specificity. The theory of securitization of the constructivist school served as a theoretical justification for diversifying the global priorities of Russia's foreign policy. In the course of the study, the author came to the conclusion that the diplomacy of the dialogue structures of the Russian Federation is not developing in isolation, but it takes into account the strategic goals and objectives formalized at the official level in the basic conceptual foreign policy document. In particular, the central topics of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum include sovereignty of the economy and the formation of a multipolar world. A series of regional forums and congresses reflects the priority desire of the Russian Federation to build up ties with partners from the CIS and BRICS countries. The “Pivot to the East” raises the profile of the Eastern Economic Forum. Particular attention is paid to the development of relations with the states of the Islamic world, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is noteworthy that regional platforms serve not only for the exchange of views, but also for the adoption of practice-oriented agreements in the field of politics, economics, culture and sports. The very holding of events on the territory of the Russian Federation contributes to the growth of the investment attractiveness of Russian cities and regions, as well as the formation of a favorable image of the country abroad.