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RAR RUS 4-18 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Bashkarev Andrey bashkarev@mail.ru PROSPECTS FOR RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN COOPERATION IN PRESERVING THE ETHNIC IDENTITY OF THE SETOS This article examines cross-border cooperation between Russia and Estonia in preserving the ethnic identity of the indigenous Seto people. Setu (Seto) are a small indigenous people with distinctive cultural traditions living in the Pechora region in the northeast of the Pskov Oblast of Russia and in southeastern Estonia. The reasons for the reduction and imbalance in the number of Setos in two countries at the beginning of the 21st century are analyzed. The article examines the specifics of the public organizations’ activities of Seto representatives in Russia and Estonia, analyzes the effectiveness of measures already taken by the governments to preserve and draw attention to the Seto culture, to ensure cross-border communications between representatives of this people living in the two countries, and assesses the current state of interaction between Russia and Estonia for the purpose of organizing Seto cultural events. The aspects relating to the support of the functioning of museum objects dedicated to the Seto culture are considered. The current state and the number of museums and memorial sites dedicated to the Seto culture and functioning in the territory of the two countries are assessed. Problems are identified, the solution of which at the level of the governments of Russia and Estonia is strategically important for preserving the Seto culture and slowing down their assimilation. Attention is paid to the negative impact of bureaucratization in the execution of documents by representatives of the Setos for crossing the state border that separates the historical area of ​​their settlement. In the conclusion, the most promising areas of interaction between the governments of the two countries are proposed to support and popularize the activity of Setos in the field of culture and tourism, as well as to improve their quality of life; at the same time, a complex interaction of the governments of both Russia and Estonia is proposed. The perspective directions of domestic and cross-border tourism associated with visiting the Seto settlement area are also considered. 10.48612/HSIR/IRDC.2021.9.1 323.1 Setu; Estonia; Cross-Border Cooperation; Ethnic Identity; International Relations; Traditional Culture https://internrelat.spbstu.ru/article/2021.9.1/ 1-Andrey-A_-Bashkarev.pdf

RAR RUS 19-25 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Kontsevaia Tatiana kontsevaya.tyu@edu.spbstu.ru RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA: CONTEMPORARY STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS This article is about current state of bilateral relations between the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China and about prospects of their cooperation. The People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea are two countries of Northeast Asia that are closely related to each other both in historical retrospective and in contemporary period. Sino-South Korean relations in the second half of the 20th century began to take shape only in the 1980s. Deepening into the general historical situation of that time allows us to understand the reasons for the absence of any contacts since the 1950s, and to explain the current confrontation between the countries, and then to identify the prerequisites for the formation of the first bilateral contacts between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea. However, in political terms, they are today on opposite sides of the "barricades". There are also problem areas in economic cooperation between them. However, the potential for interaction between the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China is enormous. Since 2015, Sino-South Korean security exchanges have shown steady improvement. There is a successful experience of cooperation in the military sphere as well. Free trade agreements were concluded between them. These and many other facts which suggest that there are certain prerequisites for China and South Korea to become strategic partners at the regional level. Despite some difficulties in bilateral relations between China and South Korea, it can be assumed that these relations are most likely to develop in a positive way and are unlikely to turn into confrontation. 10.48612/HSIR/IRDC.2021.9.2 327.5 China Republic of Korea; Mutual Cooperation; Bilateral Relations; Asia-Pacific Region; Leadership; 21st Century; Development https://internrelat.spbstu.ru/article/2021.9.2/ 2-Tatiana-Yu_-Kontsevaia.pdf

RAR RUS 26-35 Lomonosov Moscow State University Bestolkova Galina ilfactotumdelluniversita@mail.ru RUSSIAN – ARGENTINIAN DIPLOMATIC INTERACTIONS FROM 1885 TO 1917 The article is devoted to main analysis of the main trends of Russian- Argentinian diplomatic interactions’ development from 1885 to 1917. Russian Empire’s government had not considered Latin American states as potential partners for a long time because these states were formed in a revolutionary way. That is why Russian Empire rejected all attempts of such states to establish official diplomatic interactions until the middle of the XIX century. As a result, Russia’s diplomatic interactions with Argentina were established only on October 22, 1885, but were interrupted after the October Revolution (1917). Argentina had the largest Russian diaspora in Latin America. It involved about 300 thousand people. As a matter of fact, emigration of Russians to Argentina consisted of several waves that coincided with key events in Russian history. The descendants of Russian emigrants made significant contribution to industrial, scientific and cultural development of Argentina as well as they preserved Russian customs, traditions and culture. It means that Russia had many supporters, many participants of Russian-Argentinean economic and cultural cooperation. It is necessary to note that at the initial stages of Russian-Argentinian bilateral interactions’ formation there were mutual exchanges in scientific sphere. The тRussian Orthodox Church played “diaspora-forming role” due to lack of a permanent imperial mission in Argentina. The importance of spiritual presence in Argentina was realized by the Russian elite. It is well-known fact that the Russian Empire’s Government supported the Russian Orthodox Church in Argentina, therefore it is sufficient to say that the first Russian Orthodox Church there was built with funds raised not only in South America, but also in Russia, including the donations by the Imperator Nicholay the II. Having analyzed main trends of Russian-Argentinian diplomatic interactions’ development from 1885 to 1917, it must be concluded that Russian-Argentinean interactions of this period were developed rather slowly. 10.48612/HSIR/IRDC.2021.9.3 060 Russia’s foreign policy; Argentina’s foreign policy; Latin America; International interactions; State interests https://internrelat.spbstu.ru/article/2021.9.3/ 3-Galina-V_-Bestolkova.pdf