The Influence Of Traditional Culture On Russia's Diplomatic Strategy

After the Cold War, the pattern of international politics has entered a new period of rapid change, and Russia is a crucial role. As a geographic conventional military power, since the 18th century, Russia has always been an important international political power. From the history of culture and traditions, Russia and the European civilization are derived from the Greek and Roman civilization. And Russian people believe them as one part of European civilization, of course with its own character. They yearn for the European civilization, well-off life, political and economic system, science and technology. Integrating into the European community has become the dream of generations for Russians. Due to the recurrence of previous behavior of traditions in the process of political transition, Russia's foreign strategy from the beginning of the disintegration of the "one-sided" policy to return to the traditional one. In Russian nearly 500-year history, its foreign strategy exist in a constant feature : in the pursuit of outside interests, which reflected the continued expansion of the geographical and the unremitting struggle for political leading position. External expansion has become a instinct of Russian nationality, a mode to survive, a means of self-assurance. It's become a part of Russian culture. The pursuit of great-power status deeply affect the development of Russia's foreign strategy. However, in the era of globalization, Russia's diplomatic strategy tends to more rational, it should be in line with the trend of the times and also to maintain the tradition of the character of Russia. How to deal with Russia's relations with Europe has become the focus.Reviewing the development of relationship between Europe and Russia, it developed in unsteable situaation. The EU needs Russia's energy market, and Russia needs the EU's technical and financial resources, Europe and Russia are in a high degree of economic coooperation. The relationship between Russia and Europe is unpredictable, we need more time to fix it up. There are so many uncertainties between them. And they must pay more attention on their mutual trust, it is a important base of Eur-Russia relationship. In the history of Europe, Russia play a very important role, and she will still on the way of shaping a new Europe, she was and she will always be an super power in European Continent.