GREAT EURASIAN POWER IN THE WHIRLWIND OF CHANGE: RUSSIA’S MISSION IN THE 21st CENTURY

The article addresses the issue of historical context of the Russian foreign policy and its practical implications. The author points out that the current political developments within the international system cannot be understood properly without assessing the historical trajectory of the Russian identity. The article divided into three parts that demonstrate the importance of the contextual approach to the Russian foreign policy. The first part deals with the changes in international power balance and the need to conceptualize the new normal without suppressing opposing narratives. The second part assess the practical consideration of such a conceptualization with the aim of mitigating the current tensions between the Russian Federation and the Western states. The third part presents an overview of the Russian approach towards tong-term international stability, distributional international justice and mutual respect.The author concludes that profound change in the international system did not bring considerable alteration in the Russian strategic culture and strategic vision. The article also reassesses the widespread idea of colonialism as the core elements of the Russian strategic thinking. The historical context of the Russian foreign policy proves the opposite view that the vision of self in Russia is much more about bridging the gaps and facilitating mutual dialog. Moreover, the author believes that the main reason for that approach is the relatively stable international position of Russia (in terms of centuries, rather than decades)

Laser processing effect on magnetic properties of amorphous wires

A study was conducted to observe the laser processing effects on the magnetic properties of amorphous wires. Weekly interacting heterogeneous structures with different magnetic properties were formed by the local annealing by argon laser. Favourable changes were observed due to the creation of local stresses and structural interfaces

Effect of Hydrogen Pressure on the Kinetics of the Phase Recombination of the R2Fe14B Hard Magnetic Alloy

В ходе исследования получено кинетическое уравнение в рамках кинетической теории фазовых превращений, описывающее кинетику фазовой рекомбинации в сплаве R2Fe14B в зависимости от исходного давления водорода.In the course of the study a kinetic equation was obtained within the framework of the kinetic theory of phase transformations describing the kinetics of phase recombination in the alloy R2Fe14B depending on the initial pressure of hydrogen

Anatoly Torkunov

Anatoly Torkunov