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Soft Power as an Instrument of Humanitarian Cooperation in the Post-Soviet Space

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Abstract

The paper presents a new look at the mechanisms of soft power as used in socio-cultural integration in the Eurasian space. The ways the West uses soft power are compared to how Russia is applying these mechanisms in building the Eurasian Economic Union. The author outlines the main objectives to be pursued by Russia using the tools of soft power, as well as suggests how to improve the existing mechanisms of soft power in Ruusia. The author refers to a vast body of research on soft power as an instrument of statecraft in general as well as the specific features of Russia’s soft power.

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A. S. Koshel
МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова
Russian Federation


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Koshel A.S. Soft Power as an Instrument of Humanitarian Cooperation in the Post-Soviet Space. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2015;(2):160-172. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2015-0-2-160-172

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