Russia’s state national policy in a changing world: resources, legislation, megatrends

The main results of the Russian state national policy implementation in recent decades have been analyzed. The purpose of the study is to consider the areas of work and priorities of the state national policy, which can form the basis of a new edition of the Strategy of State National Policy for the period up to 2036. This topic is extremely multifaceted, and the authors, relying on their own managerial and research experience, focused on several of the most important aspects, the work within which is the most relevant. Research methods are comparative analysis, typology, and system method. The authors believe that the most significant megatrends in the modern interethnic and interfaith relations, which will be considered in the new edition of the Strategy of State National Policy, will be strengthening the ethno-cultural sovereignty, developing the public infrastructure in the sphere of ethnopolitics, reliance on traditional spiritual and moral values, and the intangible ethno-cultural heritage of Russians, the new role of public diplomacy institutions, the historical memory preservation, migration regulation (including the impatriation phenomenon), and extremism prevention. Brief characteristics of each line of work, the features, and risks associated with them in terms of interaction with the public sector have been given. It has been indicated that a competent state policy will ensure the harmonious development of interethnic and interfaith relations in the country and will contribute to strengthening ethno-cultural sovereignty. Success in strengthening the unity of the Russian nation depends crucially on the interaction of the main actors when implementing state national policy: government authorities, civil society institutions, and expert and scientific support. Ongoing activities on this issue are an important mechanism for achieving this goal in a changing world.