Russian Journal of Political Studies

30-38

Authors: Susanna D. Bagdasaryan, Svetlana V. Petrova

This article discusses the issues of inter-state relations Russian-Abkhazian on stage 1999–2008, during which was prepared the basis for modern political processes in the region. Particularly analyzed the events of August 2008, during which Russia had helped defend the independence of Abkhazia during the confrontation with Georgia and created the conditions for the emergence of the modern Abkhaz statehood.

45-49

Authors: Guram O. Darakchyan

The holding of important international events in Russia including sports stimulate the comprehensive development of regions, improve the state's image in the international arena, however, there are a number of risks which could and may in the future to prevent the holding of significant events in Russia and the Caucasus in particular.

4-8

Authors: Alexander Fedorov

This article gives the way for hermeneutic analysis of cultural context - the study of the process of interpretation of media texts, cultural and historical factors influencing the views of the agency / author on the media text. The hermeneutical analysis suggests media text comprehension through comparison with historical, cultural tradition and reality; penetration of its logic; through comparison of media images in historical and cultural context by combining historical, hermeneutical analysis of the structural, plot, ethical, ideological, iconographic / visual, media stereotypes and analysis of media text characters. Example of this hermeneutic analysis of cultural context is analysis the media texts about the life of famous publicist Yaroslav Galan (1902-1949). An analysis of this kind of media texts, in our opinion, is particularly important for media literacy education of future historians, culture and art historians, sociologists, linguists, psychologists and educators.

18-26

Authors: Alexey Y. Mamychev, Zou Li Hui

The article analyzes the principles and directions of development of modern Russian foreign policy, as well as systematized and interpreted the different approaches to the understanding and interpretation of the "balance of power" in the inter-state cooperation, representing a certain geopolitical outlook and theory of international politics. It is proved that cultural and civilizational approach to the justification of the modern public-powerful interaction allows the XXI century orient foreign policy on stability and democracy in international political communication, and the power of the state viewed as a potential and actual government's ability to independently and determine goals and objectives development of the national political and legal space, "dialogical" to participate in the international legal and policy on equal terms to serve as one of the "architects" of the international security system.