Seven Steps Beyond the Crisis Horizon: Reflecting on Past Mistakes

..., or the “militarization” of its foreign policy in general. The Soviet experience still dominates the Russian concept of soft power, and this makes it challenging to develop working relations with the right people in both the West and East, particularly ... ... breakthrough and become significantly more open as a society to the outside world. 7. What should the basis of the new Russian patriotism be? 2015 : However, the modernization of Russia is far from possible without the unifying force of civil patriotism....