Academic journal “Eurasian Union: Issues of International Relations”. Volume 10, Issue 3 (37), 2021
CONTENTS
RUSSIAN HISTORY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
HISTORY AND THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
RUSSIAN HISTORY
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.001
N.P. MEDVEDEV Doctor of Political Science, Professor, President of the Union of Political Scientists, Moscow, Russia
D.E. SLIZOVSKY Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
DOMESTIC HISTORY: TO THE ISSUE OF INFLUENCE OF ETHNICITY ON ACCESS TO POWER IN MODERN RUSSIA
The article analyzes various aspects of the influence of the ethnic factor on the formation of structures of public power and public administration. Based on the recently published works of Russian authors, it is concluded that ethnopolitical cronyism is a serious source of corruption.
Key words: ethnicity, public power structures, public administration, ethnopolitical cronyism, corruption.
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.002
А.G. КUZMIN Candidate of Sciences (political sciences), Associate Professor at the Chair of social work and psychology of Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin, Syktyvkar, Russia
S.V. ANUFRIEVA Project manager, Center for cultural initiatives “Ugor”, Syktyvkar, Russia
THE NATIONALIST ASPECT IN THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF ALEXEI NAVALNY
The article examines the activities of one of the leaders of the Russian opposition, Alexey Navalny, in one way or another related to the problems of nationalism. Navalny is usually called a nationalist by his opponents, wanting to demonstrate the danger of his political views for society, since the concepts of "nationalism" and "nationalist" have a predominantly negative connotation in modern Russia. The main purpose of the authors of the article is an attempt to assess the degree of importance of nationalist topics for Alexey Navalny, to find out which issues related to Russian nationalism were most interested in the oppositionist at different stages of his political career.
To achieve this goal, the study implements a number of tasks, among which we note a review of the opinions of various politicians – from liberals to Russian nationalists, concerning nationalist elements in Navalny's activities. The article focuses on the analysis of the ideology and practice of organization the National Russian Liberation Movement (NAROD), co-founded by Alexey Navalny, as well as consideration of a number of program documents created for participation in the elections of the mayor of Moscow and the President of the Russian Federation and public political statements of the politician. To achieve the objectives set in the study, the analysis of documents, institutional, historical and comparative methods were used.
Based on the studied material, the authors come to the conclusion that the nationalist component was present in Navalny's political discourse from the mid-2000s until recently. The oppositionist mainly focused on the problem of illegal migration and the situation of the Caucasian republics in the Russian Federation. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the significance of the nationalist theme in the country has been changing, and this is due, as the authors believe, firstly, to the relevance of the conjuncture of the nationalist agenda for Russian society in general and for protest forces in particular, secondly, to the crisis state and transformations taking place in the modern Russian nationalist movement, and thirdly, to changes in the personal beliefs of the politician.
Key words: political ideology, Russian nationalism, national-democracy, political protest, opposition, populism, «Russian March».
HISTORY AND THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.003
G.S. SOLODOVA Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
ON THE BEGINNINGS OF THE STATE UNIFICATION OF THE RUSSIAN LANDS (BY M.F. VLADIMIRSKY-BUDANOV)
The historical "multiplicity" and "multi-tribe", the cultural diversity of the Russian state are conditioned by the history of its emergence and development. On the basis of a fundamental study of pre-revolutionary historian and legal scholar, ordinary professor of the history of Russian law at St. Vladimir's University in Kiev M.F. Vladimirsky-Budanov presents an overview of the basic principles of state unification of the Russian lands in the first – zemsky or so-called, princely (IX-XIII centuries) period. Based on the annalistic materials and legislative monuments, M.F. Vladimirsky-Budanov showed that despite the differences of Slavic tribes in ethnographic, legal and cultural relations, already in this period was fixed "consciousness of the unity of the Russian nation".
In confirmation of a certain uniqueness of Russian civilization, the article presents the results of the First General Population Census of the Russian Empire in 1897, the All-Union Population Census of 1989, and the All-Russian census of 2010, which provide a historical cross-section of the ethnic and religious composition of the Russian state. In addition, we offer interpretations of the concepts of nation, race, and ethnic group.
Key words: census, nation, ethnic and religious composition, Slavic tribes, “consciousness of the unity of the Russian nation”.
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.004
Z.K. AYUPOVA Doctor of Sciences (law), Professor of the Kazakh National Agrarian University, Fulbright scholar of the US Government, Academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of the International Academy of Informatization, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
D.U. KUSAINOV Doctor of Sciences (philosophy), Professor of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai, Academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of the International Academy of Informatization, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
G.K. SАBYRBАYEVA Senior lecturer, Master Academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NORMS REGULATING THE PROBLEMS OF REFUGEE MOVEMENT
The article deals with the problem of refugees and their legal status in international law. This problem has become pronounced due to the increase in the migration flows because of the socio-political and socio-economic crises, as well as natural disasters.
Key words: refugees, status, law, state, UN Convention.
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.005
А.D. АFONIN Postgraduate student at the Chair of political science and political philosophy, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
ENERGY POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA
The article examines the development and prospects of energy cooperation between the European Union and Central Asia, with a special focus on Kazakhstan, one of the largest exporters of Caspian oil. The issues of energy cooperation are also considered in the context of regional development problems. The hypothesis is put forward that the European Union and Kazakhstan have complementary interests for mutually beneficial cooperation in the energy sector.
Key words: EU, European Union, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, oil, gas, Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, energy, politics, economy.
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.006
YA.V. OSTASHOVA Рost-graduate student of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
EDUCATION AS AN ELEMENT OF «SOFT POWER» POLICY: MODERN POLITICAL REALITIES OF RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN
The article examines the political realities of Russia and Kazakhstan in the context of the implementation of «soft power» policy in the scientific and educational sphere. Special attention is paid to the key attitudes and dimensions of the implementation of educational policies of the two countries. The significant potential of Russian universities in enhancing the international mobility of students, teachers, university staff is also indicated. Particular emphasis is placed on the positive practices and achievements of Kazakhstan in the field of increasing educational competition and establishing close ties with educational and scientific institutions of Russia.
Key words: education, soft power, science, students, Russia, Kazakhstan, exchange, university.
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.007
E.A. RUPAKOVA Postgraduate student of the Diplomatic Academy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
INFORMATION SECURITY AND COUNTERACTION TO INFORMATION – PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT: BELARUS AND TURKEY
In the article, the author examines protests of August 2020 in Belarus from the point of view of information security issues and information and psychological impact on the masses. Describes Turkey’s attempt of military coup in 2016 and outlines common steps to stabilize the situation by the leaders of the two countries.
Key words: Belarus, Turkey, protests, telegram channels, «color revolution», information security.
DOI 10.35775/PSI.2021.37.3.008
O.V. KUZMINA Candidate of Political Science, Assistant Professor, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
M.A. FALALEEV Student of a bachelor's degree of the department of Political Science, Vladivostok, Russia
N.A. SITDIKOVA Student of a bachelor's degree of the department of Political Science, Vladivostok, Russia
THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE TURN OF THE 2020: DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND RISKS
The modern system of international relations is undergoing a significant transformation due to global processes in the political, economic, demographic and information technology spheres. The second decade of the 21st century shows us that the trends of world development laid down in the 2000s have changed significantly due to the underestimation of the risks that humanity had to face. The aim of the study is to identify and characterize the main trends in the development of the system of international relations at the turn of the 2020s. The methodological basis was retrospective analysis, logical synthesis, and interpretation of statistical data. The results of the work suggest that the imbalance in the economic, political, and information-technological spheres of international interaction, together with a decrease in the authority of transnational diplomatic institutions, can lead to the implementation of the most negative scenarios of global development. The research materials are of significant theoretical significance, since the approach used in the article to analyze trends in the development of the global system of international relations can be used to study the characteristics of social transformations within a narrower subject field. In turn, the practical importance of the work is since its results can be useful in training political scientists and creating analytical reports.
Key words: global development trends, the system of international relations, transnational institutions, transformational risks, globalization.