Russian participation in international organizations activities in the second half of the 1990's and the issue of the country's national security protection

The article considers the new approach of the Russian government in the sphere of foreign integration and cooperation with international organizations in the second half of the 1990s. Based on the analysis of factual and documentary proved data the reasons for the transfer of the country's foreign policy into multi-vector direction and its diversification have been explained. The author's evaluation of the attempts of Russia to integrate into multipolar world and the role of international cooperation in this process has been given