№ 3 (29), 2019

Academic journal “Eurasian Union: Issues of International Relations”. Volume 8, Issue 3 (29), 2019.

CONTENTS

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD POLICY

REVIEWS

Slizovskiy D.E., Medvedev N.P. Aspects of Political Separatism. Reflections on the read

Our authors № 3-2019

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.001

V.F. PRYAKHIN D.Sc. (political science), Professor (International Relations Dept., RSHU) Professor (Diplomacy Dept., MGIMO-University), Moscow, Russia

DOES COMMUNISM HAVE A FUTURE AS AN IDEOLOGICAL WORLS VIEW?

Does the world need national ideas?

The modern Western world boasts of its ideological vacuum. Deideologization is elevated t to the rank of top virtues in politics and political science. Pragmatism, focus on achieving specific goals and solving palpable practical problems are highlighted as main strategic priorities. The simple truth is ignored however that pragmatism, consumerism and things fetish are also varieties of ideology. But this ideology is amorphous. It doesn’t captain of a clear prospects for the development of the world and individual countries. These kind of ideologies lead to nowhere. And this nowhere in the nuclear cybernetic age means the “black hole” of our civilization.

This "black hole" can only be bypassed if there is a clear goal setting for building an integral world that unites people of different social strata, ethnic groups and faiths. Only n such goal setting can the bases for the much-needed democratic global governance. Forming such a worldview, the presented author considers, is impossible without the “work on mistakes” committed by he ideologists of the past and present. What are these errors and what are the ways to correct them?

Key words: ideology, worldview, global problems, global governance, consumerism, communism, fideism, itsism, passionarity, religion.

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.002

R.A. YAVCHUNOVSKAYA Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia

CRISIS OF MORAL CULTURE OF THE MODERN SOCIETY

In her article, the author analyzes the crisis that is going through modern society. The crisis, of course, is connected with the problems not only politics, economy, ecology, energy, etc., but also with the sphere of culture and morality. Even Berdyaev in his work “New middle ages” wrote, that “the crisis of modern culture began long ago. It was realized by the great artists. Wars, revolutions, external catastrophes only revealed outside the internal crisis of culture.”

Key words: culture, society, reforms, values, psychological warfare, information tools, politics.

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.003

V.V. VINOGRADOV intern researcher, Center for Spatial Analysis of International Relations, Institute of International Studies, MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

UKRAINIAN DICHOTOMY: WEST AND EAST IN ELECTORAL CYCLES

The end of November 2013 is the most important date for the modern history of Ukraine, it was a trial to break through the current system and to quicken the integration with the EU. According to the original idea, the breakdown of the clan-oligarchic system and integration with European political and legal institutions should lead to rapid growth of the Ukrainian economy, as well as to its reorientation to Europe. But in 2019 it is clear that Euromaidan has not reached its original goals. It was nearly impossible to break the ties with Russia at least because of Ukraine’s gas dependence. Attempts to buy gas from Europe and the conflict between Naftogaz and Gazprom led to negative consequences for the country's energy security. European markets capacity can not be compared with the turnover with Russia, and the war in the Donbass deprived an important center of heavy industry and led to excessive spending on rearmament of the Ukrainian army. All this issues are reflected in the political program of the new president of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, who seeks to implement more pragmatic policy than his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko. Now the new president faces a very difficult task: the need to balance between the interests of his own country, creditors, Western allies and Russia (only cooperation with Russia can facilitate the crisis in eastern Ukraine). The extraordinary parliamentary elections scheduled in July 21, 2019, allowed the president to consolidate power in his hands, to get rid of supporters of Petro Poroshenko and his last leverages. The article is an attempt to analyze the electoral cycles of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine from the standpoint of the dichotomy of the West and the East.

Key words: Ukraine, electoral cycles, Euromaidan, Verkhovna Rada, dichotomy.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD POLICY

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.004

D.F. GURINOVICH candidate of the Department of applied analysis of international problems MGIMO, Moscow, Russia

BRICS ROLE IN THE EURASIAN PARTNERSHIP

In the article the author analyzes the issues of partnership for effective, intensive and equal international cooperation not only in the interests of the member States of the Eurasian space, but also to ensure the maximum level of stability between the integration Association of the CIS countries with the countries of Eurasia. The author emphasizes that in the conditions of crisis of global projects, the importance of regional cooperation associated with competition and investment attractiveness, as well as with the goals of ensuring security and progressive, progressive development, is growing.

Key words: BRICS, Eurasia, partnership, cooperation, investment, competitiveness.

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.005

E.Z. EVSTIGNEEVA PhD student at the doctoral school of political science of the faculty of international relations, political and administrative sciences, Moldovan State University, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova

SPECIFICS OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

When changing types of political culture, certain difficulties arise are in transferring political experience in the modern political system of the Republic of Moldova. The methods of political socialization, in general, and the adaptation of youth to socio-political realities, in particular, are being transformed. The experience of previous generations is leveled and become an irrelevant element of political socialization. The possibility of transferring political experience from the older to the younger generation is a thing of the past. The knowledge acquired objectively becomes more significant elements of political socialization and, already the older generation receives the indicated from progressive youth. One of the fundamental goals for countries with an unstable political system is to create conditions for an effective and harmonious public dialogue between civil society and the state. Mediation practices are used as a formative system of such a dialogue.

Key words: political socialization process, political experience, political culture, mediation practices, civil society, state, youth policy.

REVIEWS

DOI 10.35775/PSI.2019.29.3.006

D.Е. SLIZOVSKIY Doctor of sciences (history), Professor, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

N.P. MEDVEDEV Doctor of sciences (political sciences), Professor Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

ASPECTS OF POLITICAL SEPARATISM. REFLECTIONS ON THE READ

In article under review the author describes the sources of modern political separatism. He analyzes its driving forces and their main resource opportunities. An attempt is made to assess the current situation, theoretical foundations of political separatism on the basis of recent years scientific literature. Exploring the main causes of separatism in Ukraine and in European countries the author is making some predictions about the possible scenarios of separatism settlement.

Key words: political separatism, the source of separatism, theoretical foundations of separatism, separatism in Ukraine, separatism in Europe, the forecast for political stability.