Social net services as the Russian public diplomacy tool (on the examples of the social network Twitter)

The article analyzes the Twiplomacy blog data (2013–2014) relating to the social network Twitter. According to the received consequences the conclusion is made: despite the successful implement and its mastering in the virtual space, Russian public diplomacy tends to the conservative approach using the blog opportunities. The effective foreign policy tool possibilities are reduced to the additional informational channel within the Internet space limits.