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WHY “SOFT POWER” IS NOT APPLICABLE IN RUSSIA

Leonid SavinCopying alien theories and models is unlikely to benefit our state and people.From the mid-2000s to the early 2020s, there was a fashion for “soft power” in the Russian community of political scientists and international affairs experts – numerous articles on this topic were published, dissertations were defended, representatives …

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THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE: THE REPUTATIONAL CATASTROPHE OF THE WEST

Oleg Nesterenko After the bipolar world that lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the USSR in December 1991, the current conflict on the territory of Ukraine is the center of gravity of the transition process between two eras of modern history: the old – …

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The End of the Russian Idea

What It Will Take to Break Putinism’s Grip On June 17, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin staged a special ceremony on the St. Petersburg waterfront to mark the anniversary of three flags: the flag of the Russian Federation, otherwise known as Peter the Great’s tricolor, formally unfurled in 1693; the …

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