International cultural cooperation as part of the state cultural policy of Russia

The article considers international cultural cooperation as part of the state cultural policy of Russia, evolutionary processes in world politics. The influence of international tension on the communicative space, the space of intercultural interaction is analyzed. The toolkit of international cultural cooperation used by Russia to reduce the level of geopolitical confrontation, to strengthen peace among nations is analyzed. The challenges of the new Cold War, the involvement of Western media, the elements of their information policy engagement in shaping the image of modern Russia are considered. The role of individual institutions of international cultural cooperation is singled out, such as the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudichestvo), the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund, the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations (FASO Russia) and others. The role of international cultural cooperation is being analyzed to create a more favorable information image of modern Russia.