Fedotova K.E. Culture as the means of ensuring national interests of the Russian Federation

Abstract: The subject of this research is the forms, factors, and circumstances of the use of culture as means of protection of the national interests in solution of the foreign policy tasks. The author underlines that the cultural potential began to play a smaller role in the global political system than the economic and political capabilities of the modern states during their interaction on the international arena, as well as analyzes the importance of culture and intercultural exchange for expansion of the influence of the country, along with the measures necessary for increasing efficiency of realization of the foreign cultural policy. Systemic approach allowed realizing the comprehensive analysis of the key issues regarding the use of cultural potential in solution of the foreign policy tasks considering their specificity. Comparative analysis determined the general characteristic and differences in the use of culture as the foreign policy mechanism. Formal-logical method systematized the existing data and described the accumulated results of the research. The author substantiates the conclusion that the developed national culture with presences of the important international connections in the area of cinematography, music, literature, theater, visual arts, and other fields of creative activity, helps to successfully resolve the problems of establishment and overcoming of the foreign policy and ethnic stereotypes, as well as preserve the international influence even during the periods of aggravation of economic issues, political conflicts or other negative factors.

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