Municipalities as Public Diplomacy Subjects
The article consists an analysis of municipal public diplomacy: the content of the concepts of “public diplomacy” and “municipal public diplomacy” is revealed, examples of public diplomacy implementation are given at the level of megacities (Moscow and St. Petersburg), as well as municipalities of the Leningrad region. Because of the analysis, it was concluded that the international activities of municipalities are an important component of Russian public diplomacy. The recommendations were formed for the further development of municipal public diplomacy, which involves both the creation and development of a legal framework and socio-political grounds for enhancing international municipal cooperation.