Russia and Post-Soviet Central Asia: Reciprocal Language Studies in University Curricula and Bilateral Cooperation in this Area

Authors

  • Ksenia Muratshina Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Olga Iakimova Department of Integrated Marketing Communications and Branding, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Ildar Hamzin Laboratory of Natural Sciences Research in Humanities, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Tatiana Verbitskaia Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Gayrat Bobojonov Laboratory for Comparative Studies of Toleration and Recognition, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
  • Alexei Perevalov Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v4i2.6326

Abstract

Russia and the post-Soviet countries of Central Asia are close partners, having ties not only in the economy, politics and culture, but also in the field of security. The linguistic aspect of interaction is also of great importance. This article analyzes the presence of the Russian language in the curricula of Central Asian universities, the presence of Central Asian languages in the curricula of Russian universities, and the level of bilateral cooperation in this area. The study is conducted within the framework of the methodological structure of the theory of “soft power” by J. Nye and the concept of “competitive identity of the state” by S. Anholt. The findings of our study present arguments in support of, firstly, the development of an effective strategy to preserve the role of the Russian language as a unifying cultural factor and an instrument of international communication and cooperation, and, secondly, the possibility of preparation specialists in Central Asia in Russia with a good knowledge of regional languages in order to ensure strategic planning, evaluation of joint projects and the study of modern literature.

Keywords: Russia, Central Asia, cultural cooperation

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2020-01-30

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Muratshina, K., Iakimova, O., Hamzin, I., Verbitskaia, T., Bobojonov, G., & Perevalov, A. (2020). Russia and Post-Soviet Central Asia: Reciprocal Language Studies in University Curricula and Bilateral Cooperation in this Area. KnE Social Sciences, 4(2), 158–174. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v4i2.6326