The article analyzes the transformation of the global order from the Yalta system to a new confrontation, linked to Russia’s 2021 ultimatum demanding a revision of the security architecture. It examines the origins, the hybrid nature of the current confrontation, and Russia’s role as a center of power within the emerging multipolarity.

The author examines the evolution of ideas of progress and their critique in the 20th–21st centuries. It is demonstrated how the belief in relentless progress, which formed the basis of liberal and socialist ideologies, was undermined by the tragedies of the 20th century. This led to the emergence of anti-progressive ideologies emphasizing tradition and cyclicality. The analysis highlights the contradictions between globalist techno-utopianism and traditionalism.

The article analyzes the changing role of political parties in modern society, which have ceased to serve as intermediaries between society and state power. Currently, the focus is on their qualitative transformation into a functional mechanism for securing government posts and parliamentary seats for their leaders. At the same time, parliamentary parties in all countries receive budgetary funding in one form or another.

The pre-migration training model for migrant workers from Central Asia is aimed at realizing the interests of Russia (security, economy, society) and business (personnel). Its educational programs perform educational and control functions, and the synergy of state coordination, digitalization and humanitarian modules contributes to effective migration policies and reduction of threats.

Based on the analysis of documents and official statements by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the evolution of the foreign policy approach of the Republic regarding the possibilities and prospects of resolving the Ukrainian crisis is shown. The alignment of positions between Brazil and Beijing and its reflection in the «Six Points» of the Foreign Ministers of Brazil and the PRC were noted, as well as the significance of the trust-based relationship between the Presidents of Russia and Brazil in political decision-making.

The article examines the evolution of the relationship between the state and religion, presents the forms of relationships in the Soviet period, as well as in modern Russian reality. The authors concluded that religion as a form of human spiritual activity, as well as a form of public consciousness, is a dependent phenomenon on state-led political activity, which includes a set of values and state-approved behavioral models in public relations and the private sphere of human life.

The article is devoted to the initial stage of addressing the problems of the disintegrating Yugoslavia. It demonstrates how the West systematically dismantled the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), exploiting accumulated economic development issues, inter-republican contradictions, and the national question, creating temporary organizations for this purpose. The first of these was the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, which spearheaded the process of dismantling the Federation.

The author attempted to answer the question of why the leading countries of the anti-fascist coalition did not recognize Vietnam’s independence in September 1945. It is shown that the leaders of the «Big Three,» preoccupied with solving postwar problems in Europe, did not prevent France from regaining control over the peoples of Indochina.

The article analyzes bilateral relations between the USSR and Australia during the years of the Cold War, provides an assessment based on both domestic political context of the countries and the global situation as a whole.

The article examines issues of preserving Russian identity within the framework of current national legislation amidst existing threats to national integrity, as well as countering interference in Russia’s internal affairs.

The review of Professor Ya.A. Plyais›s monograph «Foreign policy of postSoviet Russia: in search of rational meaning» notes that this is a wellreasoned study of the foreign policy of post-Soviet Russia in the context of a radical transformation of the international relations system. Having dispelled illusions about establishing equitable interaction with the United States and Europe, Russia was forced to pursue a more assertive foreign policy to ensure its national interests. The monograph’s author believes that in the foreseeable future, a bipolar world order will reemerge.