SPECIFIC INTERNAL FACTORS OF THE FOREIGN POLICY MAKING IN RUSSIA

Kirill Puzyrev

Master's thesis

Abstract:

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the failure of an ideology of Socialism Russia appeared on a new stage of its development. The political system, its institutions and mechanisms were changed considerably. In this new system appeared new economic, political, social and other factors, conditions and processes which contribute to the formation of the foreign policy of Russia. Thus the research is dealing with such an important component of the foreign policy formation as specific factors and processes occurring within the state. The aim of the paper is to determine the most significant of those factors, find out the reason of their influence and to reveal their weak and strong positions.

Abstract:

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the failure of an ideology of Socialism Russia appeared on a new stage of its development. The political system, its institutions and mechanisms were changed considerably. In this new system appeared new economic, political, social and other factors, conditions and processes which contribute to the formation of the foreign policy of Russia. Thus the research is dealing with such an important component of the foreign policy formation as specific factors and processes occurring within the state. The aim of the paper is to determine the most significant of those factors, find out the reason of their influence and to reveal their weak and strong positions.

Keywords

lobbyism, political process, vertical of power, religion, army, Russia, foreign policy, multinationality, federative arrangement, factors, interest groups, influence

Keywords

federative arrangement, multinationality, religion, Russia, lobbyism, influence, factors, political process, army, vertical of power, foreign policy, interest groups

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 6. 2011

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 7. 6. 2012
• Supervisor: Radka Druláková
• Reader: Petra Cibulková

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Master programme / field:
Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy / International and Diplomatic Studies