The “Russian World” as a Theoretical Concept in the Modern Social and Humanitarian Knowledge

Studying the Russian World as a socio-cultural community has been for a long time in the focus of scientists from different fields of science, of politicians and religious leaders. At the present time, it is connected with intensification of the globalization processes, accompanied by worsening of the geopolitical situation in the world and characterized, among other things, by the desire of individual cultures’ representatives to preserve their identity and originality under the growing influence of other cultures. For Russia, this period is determined by the collapse of the Soviet Union, which resulted in necessity to create new principles of civilizational interaction with the global community. However, today there is a lack of full description of the history and development, as well as the essence of this phenomenon, which would contribute to its adequate understanding and, consequently, more effective work on the formation of its image in the international space. This article aims to define the role and place of the Russian World in the history of Russian and global community, generalize and systematize the approaches to studying this phenomenon, in order to improve the relevance of the cultural policy content concerning the formation of the Russian World’s image and translation of its values. 

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