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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">24626</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2020-20-3-534-542</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Russia’s Strategies towards BRICS: Problems and Opportunities</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Российская стратегия в отношении БРИКС: проблемы и возможности</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sergunin</surname><given-names>Aleksandr Anatolievich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сергунин</surname><given-names>Александр Анатольевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en">PhD, Dr. of Sc. (Political Science), Professor, Department of World Politics, MGIMO University; Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University</bio><bio xml:lang="ru">доктор политических наук, профессор кафедры мировых политических процессов МГИМО МИД России; профессор кафедры теории и истории международных отношений СПбГУ</bio><email>sergunin60@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MGIMO University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">МГИМО МИД России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">St. Petersburg State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Russia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Views from Inside and Outside</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Внешняя политика России в XXI веке в оценках российских и зарубежных экспертов</issue-title><fpage>534</fpage><lpage>542</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-09-20"><day>20</day><month>09</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Sergunin A.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Сергунин А.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Sergunin A.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Сергунин А.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/24626">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/24626</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">This article aims to examine Moscow’s policy motives regarding BRICS as well as priority areas in Russia’s strategy towards this grouping. The Russian policies towards and within BRICS represent a combination of ideational and material motives. On the one hand, BRICS is important for the Kremlin in terms of status seeking: with the BRICS’ help Russia tries to return its status of a great power, shape the future world order and to make the West abide by the rules of that order. On the other hand, Moscow values its economic and strategic partnerships with the BRICS states which are important for Russia’s well-being and for counter-balancing the West in the global geopolitical and geoeconomic game. In other words, BRICS provides Russia with additional prestige in the international arena as well as greater legitimacy to its international activities. In contrast to the West’s accusations, in case of BRICS Russia’s foreign policy behavior does not fall into the category of the revisionist one. Rather, Russia (similar to other BRICS countries) prefers to act on the basis of existing international rules and norms rather than to challenge or keep them intact. Russia aims at reforming these rules to adapt them to new global realities and make them acceptable for all the members of the world community.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">В статье изучаются мотивация Москвы в политике в отношении БРИКС как одного из ключевых для России геополитических объединений, а также приоритетные области российской стратегии в рамках этой группы. Автором установлено, что политика России в отношении и в рамках БРИКС представляет собой сочетание идеальных и материальных мотивов. С одной стороны, БРИКС важен для Кремля в плане повышения его международного статуса: с помощью БРИКС Россия надеется вернуть себе статус великой державы, повлиять на будущее мирового порядка и заставить Запад действовать в рамках международного права. С другой стороны, Москва ценит экономическое и стратегическое партнерство со странами БРИКС, которое важно для российского благополучия и создания противовесов Западу в геополитической и геоэкономической глобальной игре. Кроме того, Россия рассматривает БРИКС в качестве инструмента, с помощью которого возможно преодолеть международную изоляцию, связанную с режимом санкций, наложенных на Россию рядом стран после присоединения Крыма к России, и участием РФ в урегулировании украинского кризиса. Иными словами, БРИКС придает России бóльший престиж на мировой арене и легитимность ее международной деятельности. В противоположность западным обвинениям в случае с БРИКС российское внешнеполитическое поведение не подпадает под категорию ревизионистского. Наоборот, подобно другим странам БРИКС, Россия предпочитает действовать на основе общепринятых международных правил и норм, а не пытаться бросить им вызов или вечно сохранять их в неизменном виде. Россия стремится реформировать эти правила с целью их адаптации к новым глобальным реалиям и сделать их более приемлемыми для всех членов мирового сообщества.</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Russia</kwd><kwd>BRICS</kwd><kwd>strategy</kwd><kwd>world order</kwd><kwd>international cooperation</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Россия</kwd><kwd>БРИКС</kwd><kwd>стратегия</kwd><kwd>мировой порядок</kwd><kwd>международное сотрудничество</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bratersky, M. &amp; Kutyrev, G. (2019). BRICS and the Evolving Russia - India - China Security Agenda. Strategic Analysis, 43 (6), 597-619. DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2019.1673617</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Chernova, V., Degtereva, E. &amp; Zobov, A. (2016). Scientific-Industrial and Economic Cooperation between Russia and BRICS States: Proposal of Effective Forms and Mechanism. 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