Фаминская А.Б. Концептуальное развитие стратегической культуры в постсоветском измерении

Научная статья
УДК 327
https://doi.org/10.24158/pep.2026.5.6

Концептуальное развитие стратегической культуры

в постсоветском измерении

 
Анастасия Борисовна Фаминская
Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет)
Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации, Москва, Россия,
faminskayaa@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4402-6470
 
Аннотация. Статья посвящена концептуальному обогащению понятия стратегической культуры применительно к постсоветскому пространству. Автор прослеживает эволюцию концепции от классических работ до подходов третьего и четвертого поколений. В постсоветском контексте выделяются ключевые факторы формирования стратегических культур: десоветизация, лиминальное состояние, постимперская ментальность и коллективная память (исторический миф о Великой Отечественной войне). На примере прибалтийских стран, Украины и Молдовы, описаны различные стратегические культуры малых государств: от «укрытия» до «культуры фатализма» и асимметричных союзов. Делается вывод, что исторические нарративы и память выступают не только пассивными ограничителями, но и инструментами легитимации внешнеполитического выбора стран. Их использование для концептуального обогащения стратегической культуры проясняет современные внешнеполитические ориентации постсоветских стран и дает возможность спрогнозировать их дальнейшие действия в международном пространстве.
Ключевые слова: стратегическая культура, постсоветское пространство, малые государства, коллективная память, лиминальность, десоветизация, Прибалтика, Украина, Молдова
Финансирование: инициативная работа.
Для цитирования: Фаминская А.Б. Концептуальное развитие стратегической культуры в постсоветском измерении // Общество: политика, экономика, право. 2026. № 5. С. 53–60. https://doi.org/10.24158/pep.2026.5.6.
 
Original article
 

Conceptual Development of Strategic Culture

in the Post-Soviet Dimension

 
Anastasia B. Faminskaya
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia,
faminskayaa@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4402-6470
 
Abstract. The article aims at conceptualizing the notion of strategic culture in the context of the post-Soviet space. The author traces the evolution of the concept from classical works to third and fourth generations approaches. In the post-Soviet context, key factors in the formation of strategic cultures are identified: de-Sovietization, liminal states, post-imperial mentality, and collective memory (the historical myth of the Great Patriotic War). Using the Baltic states, Ukraine, and Moldova as examples, the authors describe the diverse strategic cultures of small states: from “shelter” to a “culture of fatalism” and asymmetric alliances. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that historical narratives and memory act not only as passive constraints but also as tools for legitimizing countries’ foreign policy choices. Their use in conceptually enriching strategic culture clarifies the current foreign policy orientations of post-Soviet countries and makes it possible to predict their future actions in the international arena.
Keywords: strategic culture, post-soviet space, small states, collective memory, liminality, de-sovietisation, Baltic states, Ukraine, Moldova
Funding: Independent work.
For citation: Faminskaya, A.B. (2026) Conceptual Development of Strategic Culture in the Post-Soviet Dimension. Society: Politics, Economics, Law. (5), 53–60. Available from: doi:10.24158/pep.2026.5.6 (In Russian).

© Фаминская А.Б., 2026

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