Russia’s Fate: From Maintaining Political Balance in Europe to “Gatherer” of Greater Eurasia

Abstract

Aim. Amid the ongoing global transformation of international relations and world politics, the aim of this study is to analyze the development of Greater Eurasia as a poles of global geopolitics, structure, and civilizational world order. The subject of this study is a comparison of the foreign policies of the Russian Empire and modern Russia, which is building its relations with Europe and within the framework of Greater Eurasia. Methods. The methodology utilizes dialectical and comparative historical methods and approaches to the object of study. The discussion concerns interpretations of the place and role of actors in emerging unions and associations in the Eurasian space and the preservation of national distinctiveness. Conclusions lead to the recognition of the need for a dialectical combination of both the interests of actors in emerging unions and the activities of these unions in the global world order.