The paper focuses on the problem of Russian-speaking minorities in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation on the example of Estonia as one of the Baltic states. The article contains the genesis and the concept of the policy of the Russian authorities towards these communities, and also discusses the issue of the presence, size of population and status of Russians in Estonia. The next section shows the dimensions of the cultural and the political use of Russian-speaking minority, and examples of such activities on the national and international level.
The soft power in contemporary international relations is one of the basics of an effective foreign policy. Conceptualization of “soft power” term has western and liberal-democratic specifics. However, globalization, the interdependence and multi-channel communication of today’s international relations mean that states with policy systems different than liberal-democratic are also aware of its effectiveness. The main goal of this paper is to present the issue from the perspective of two countries – Turkey and Russia. The paper attempts to determine how important soft power is in the structure of the foreign policy tools of both countries, as well as how its resources are used.
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