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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2026. Vol 55

Protection of Space and Borders as the Basis for the Practice of Russian Strategic Culture

Author(s)

K. E. Kozhukhova

Moscow State Linguistic University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract
It is shown that national interests are the fundamental elements of the foreign policy course of any state, which is the basis for the geopolitical design of the country in the international arena. The article explores the understanding that the national interests of the Russian Federation shape the strategic culture and practice of foreign policy. The theoretical significance of the concept of the territory of a geographical security zone and relict borders for the Russian strategic culture is substantiated. The importance of the phenomenon of protection of space and borders in the Russian strategic culture, the importance of protection of space and borders for the geopolitical status of Russia is revealed. The point of view of domestic and Western researchers on the formative role of national security protection in the Russian strategic culture is considered. It is revealed that the Foreign Policy Concept of 2023 and other doctrinal documents of the strategic planning of the Russian Federation express the postulates of Russia's national strategic culture for the protection of space and borders as a determinant of the concept of national defense. It is proved that the practice of Russian foreign policy is an expression of the ideological components of the national strategic culture of the Russian Federation. The article considers the features of Russia's vision of the world order, such as the protection of the sovereignty of the territory and cultural and value-based living space, collective global governance, and a fair system of international relations.
About the Authors
Kozhukhova Kira Evgenyevna, Candidate of Sciences (Political Science), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Institute of International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences Moscow State Linguistic University 38, Ostozhenka, Moscow, 119034, Russian Federation e-mail: kira.kozhuhova@mail.ru
For citation
Kozhukhova K.E. Protection of Space and Borders as the Basis for the Practice of Russian Strategic Culture. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2026, vol. 55, pp. 18-29. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2026.55.18 (in Russian)
Keywords
international relations, foreign policy, national values, national identity, strategic culture, Russia.
UDC
327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2026.55.18
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