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184555
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The article describes the crisis of modern international relations theory
(IRT) and assesses the prospects of political realism for developing a
nationally oriented theory in Russia. The authors believe that realism can
significantly contribute to the development of such a theory. However, the
developmental tasks facing Russia go beyond the scope of realism; Russia
must formulate a comprehensive idea of national development and IRT.
The national idea should not be confined to the country’s survival and
security; it should include the national understanding of freedom, values
and development resources. Realism is not the whole truth, and in some of
its manifestations it substitutes truth by power.
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101383
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2010.
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In an attempt to broaden our perspective on IR theory formation, this article seeks to highlight the significance of ideology. Consistent with the recently revived sociology of knowledge tradition in international studies, we view IR scholarship as grounded in certain social and ideological conditions. Although some scholars have studied the political, ideological, and epistemological biases of Western, particularly American, civilization, in order to achieve a better understanding of global patterns of knowledge formation it is important to look at cases beyond the West. We therefore look at the formation of IR knowledge in Russia, and we argue that the development of a Russian theory of international relations responds to the old debate on the 'Russian idea,' and three distinct ideological traditions that had been introduced to the national discourse in the mid-19th century. Focusing on theories and concepts of the international system, regional order, and foreign policy, as developed by Russian scholars, we attempt to demonstrate how they are shaped by ideological and therefore pre-theoretical assumptions about social reality.
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