Soft power kultury rosyjskiej w kontekście wojny Federacji Rosyjskiej przeciwko Ukrainie
The soft power of Russian culture in the context of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to look at Russian culture as a soft power throughthe prism of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation against Ukraineand to analyze the changes in its perception that have occurred as a result ofthese events.Russian culture, especially high culture, is known and appreciated in theworld, which gives it the power of attraction and the possibility of exertinginfluence. At the same time, it is not only a source of prestige and a tool forpromoting Russia, but also spreading Russian imperial myths that contributedto the invasion of Ukraine. Moreover, the operation of Russian cultural institutions outside the borders of the Russian Federation is strictly controlled by theauthorities, and its popularization is treated as a “special operation”. Russianculture imposed imperial optics on the perception of “near abroad”, deprivedUkraine of the right to its history, identity and cultural heritage. Due to itscolonial nature, it does not perceive the suffering of oppressed nations, andis therefore unable to prevent the tragedy of their destruction, as is the casewith Ukraine and its culture.As a result of the initiated war, Russia has embezzled some of its soft power.However, there is no consensus among the international community regard- ing the imposition of sanctions on Russian culture. Ukrainian cultural activistsaccuse the international community of hypocrisy because, in defending Rus- sian culture, it does not perceive the deliberate and systematic destruction ofUkrainian culture. Russian culture requires a reinterpretation and unmaskingof the imperial optics, as consuming it indiscriminately poses a threat to thenational security of the “near abroad” states.

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