Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1818-9601 (Print)
ISSN 2541-8998 (Online)


Russian world

Compatriots within the modern political agenda of Russia

Internal and external challenges in social, cultural, humanitarian, migration and other spheres turn the category of compatriots into one of the systemically important ones on Russia’s political agenda. The purpose of the study is to identify key semantic accents in the interpretation by the authorities of the problems of compatriots abroad as its actual component.

Diaspora diplomacy as a component of Russia’s “soft power” policy, practice of Moscow

The article studies phenomenon of diaspora diplomacy of Russia as an instrument of “soft power” on the example of the practice of the city of Moscow. Scientifi c and practical signifi cance of the chosen issue lies in the comprehension of the infl uence of domestic approach of interaction with compatriots on the specifi cs and dynamics of the formation of an attractive image of the state. Scholarly novelty of the article lies in the fact that it is devoted to the case of diaspora diplomacy at the sub-state level, which has not been studied before.