International Aspects and National Interests in USSR and Russian Federation: Milestones of State Policy

The article analyzes the principal directions of international and national aspects in the USSR and the Russian Federation in a specific context. The extensive factual material demonstrates the need for international and patriotic education of Russian citizens after the USSR disintegration and the CIS formation in the face of the aggravating international relations, particularly in the Russian Federation. In this regard, the author makes the necessary conclusions and recommendations of great practical interest for the modern national policy of Russia.

USSR, Russia, international and national interests, strategic goals, national security, international relations, post-Soviet space, state policy, international conflicts