Ruski svijet kao moralna zajednica i vanjskopolitička doktrina
The Russian World as a Moral Community and Foreign Policy Doctrine

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the authors approach the concept of the Russian “world” as a moral and civilizational concept in the service of Russian foreign policy. The main idea of the Russian world is that there is a distinct Russian civilization that is dominant to the cultures of neighboring countries, but also to that of Western civilizations from which it differs significantly in its cultural and moral values. The concept of the Russian world has a long history, beginning in the 1990´s. Since the first decade of Putin’s rule, its content changed and the concept has been promoted among the central concepts of Russian foreign policy doctrine and practice. The concept of the Russian world is fluid, its elements often contradict each other.The concept enjoys significant support from the Russian Orthodox Church, which gives it its spiritual blessing and enables its wider approval. It is also controversial because it leaves neighboring countries only limited sovereignty in their decision-making, while it serves Russia as a means of justifying interventions into their internal affairs.

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