Russian soft power resources in Mongolia: current status and usage potential

The article analyzes the policy of soft power of Russia towards Mongolia. Along with political, economic, and military methods of influence, cultural ones related to the Russian language, education, science, and mass information remain equally important. Russia has relatively large resources for using soft power in Mongolia, mainly inherited from the era of socialism. However, it does not currently pursue an adequate policy for resources. The main reason of it is the lack of Russian NGOs capable of conducting the policy of soft power in Mongolia. The main channels of soft power of the Russian Federation in Mongolia are the spread of the Russian language, the involvement of Mongolian citizens in the system of Russian higher education. Various media could become a channel for increasing Russian influence in Mongolia, capable of broadcasting an attractive image of Russia to the Mongolian audience and setting the agenda favorable to the Russian side.