Russia�s Cultural Statecraft (Studies in Contemporary Russia)

Sirke Makinen is University Lecturer in Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Head of the Nationwide Expertise in Russian and Eastern European Studies (ExpREES) programme.

Tuomas Forsberg is Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) at the University of Helsinki and Professor of International Relations at Tampere University.

Title: Russia�s Cultural Statecraft (Studies in Contemporary Russia)

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ISBN: 9780367694357

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publication Date: 2021-11-05

Number of Pages: 248

Weight: 0.4901 kg

This book is a fascinating contribution to both IR and Russian studies, as it elaborates a useful tool for understanding the role of culture in international politics and presents the analysis of various domains of Russia's cultural statecraft thus exploring an important but largely neglected aspect of its international activity.

Olga Malinova, Higher School of Economics, Russia.

This innovative analysis of cultural statecraft shifts the focus away from the competitive and ultimately reductionist notion of 'soft power' to the inherent grace of cultural achievement and interactions at the state and interstate level, theorising the elements of contention and cooperation and combining them into a coherent new paradigm. A brilliant and original team effort.

Richard Sakwa, University of Kent, UK.