THE PROBLEM OF REFERENCE IN MODERN RUSSIA''S FOREIGN POLICY AT A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
Conducting foreign policy - a necessary component of the activity of the state of any modern country. It is designed to protect the interests of power in the international arena, to solve national issues of concern to the government. This article discusses the problem of the proper choice of reference of Russian foreign policy practices in contemporary political conditions, as well as the choice of the path of social and economic development of the country on the basis of economic crisis.