Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International Relations2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)10811Public Diplomacy in the Context of Modern Interstate CommunicationMartynenkoE VPeoples' Friendship University of Russiaambassador79@mail.ruMatvienkoV VPeoples' Friendship University of Russiaambassador79@mail.ruPeoples' Friendship University of Russia150120121576009092016Copyright © 2012, Martynenko E.V., Matvienko V.V.2012Public diplomacy as one of the most currently central and promising forms of interstate communication is increasingly occupied attention of foreign policy researchers. Public diplomacy forms and methods as well as the definition problem and background of this phenomenon are considered in the paper.public diplomacythe Elysee treatyforeign policycommunication mediaнародная (общественная) дипломатияЕлисейский договорвнешняя политикасредства массовой коммуникации