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“ATTACHE” Magazine by Young Diplomats of Volgograd

23.11.2025

“ATTACHE” Magazine by Young Diplomats of Volgograd

A unique youth magazine "Attaché. A Guide for Aspiring International Relations Professionals" was presented at the "Dialogue on the Volga" International Forum in Volgograd in 2022. Its authors were the students of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Volgograd Children and Youth Center.

Recommended watching: The Return of Saint Luke

16.11.2025

Recommended watching: The Return of Saint Luke

In honor of the Internal Affairs Officers' Day which we, in the Russian Federation, celebrated earlier this week, we invite you to revisit a Soviet cinema classic and watch the 1970 film "The Return of Saint Luke."

Stalingrad-Volgograd in the Twin-Cities Movement, Vladimir Maksimov

26.10.2025

Stalingrad-Volgograd in the Twin-Cities Movement, Vladimir Maksimov

Today we would like to offer for your attention a rather unusual work – a dissertation abstract by Vladimir Maksimov, a Candidate of Historical Sciences. In 2013, he defended his dissertation on "Stalingrad-Volgograd in the Twin Cities Movement from 1943-1991", for which he had previously had to pore over mountains of correspondence in Volgograd Region State Archives.

Natalia Burlinova: Theory and Practice of Public Diplomacy in Russia (2023)

19.10.2025

Natalia Burlinova: Theory and Practice of Public Diplomacy in Russia (2023)

Any book that interesting is worth following through several editions. Especially if, between those editions, as many changes have occurred in Russia's life and foreign policy as between the years 2017 and 2023. Our today's author, Natalia Burlinova, for example, during that time was placed on the US "wanted" list for organizing the "Meeting Russia" program for young Americans (a vivid example of the public diplomacy in question). Which is something like a quality sign nowadays.

A Course in Public Diplomacy: Soft Power, NGOs, and Track Two Diplomacy in Russia

09.10.2025

A Course in Public Diplomacy: Soft Power, NGOs, and Track Two Diplomacy in Russia

This book was written in 2017, when textbooks on this topic were virtually absent in Russia. Moreover, even such basic terms as "soft power," "public diplomacy," and "people's diplomacy" (by the way, do you know the difference between them?) were interpreted differently by different experts.

Chinese Artists in Children

29.09.2025

Chinese Artists in Children's Works

Previously, we attended an exhibition of the best drawings from the international competition "About Myself and the World. In the Artist's Studio." Children from three Chinese sister-cities of Volgograd also participated. While their Russian peers paid homage to well-known Russian masters (Repin, Roerich, Aivazovsky, etc.) in their works, the Chinese participants mentioned the painters who have household names in their own country. Which means – let's learn more about them, too! Red on to find out which works by Chinese artists were reflected in the children's drawings... and how similar they are to the originals.

Cultural exchanges between sister-cities – what are they for?

17.09.2025

Cultural exchanges between sister-cities – what are they for?

Let us cite some examples!

The Defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942, a memoir by Lyudmila Pavlichenko

17.04.2023

The Defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942, a memoir by Lyudmila Pavlichenko

This brochure of 72 pages is written by a woman whom we had already mentioned in our social networks on the occasion of March 8 as an example of a combat hero and people's diplomat alike. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a legendary Soviet sniper, a Heroine of the Soviet Union, and a defender of Sevastopol during its WW2 siege.

Know your twin-to-be city: Michelena, an artist from Valencia

14.04.2023

Know your twin-to-be city: Michelena, an artist from Valencia

Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo was born in Valencia (state of Carabobo, Venezuela) on June 16, 1863 to the family of a professional painter. As a result, Michelena's father became also his first teacher, and already in 1879 they would together open an art school in their hometown.

Ambassador of the Soviet Union (1969)

12.03.2023

Ambassador of the Soviet Union (1969)

Today in our recommendations section we have a film with the main character heavily inspired by Alexandra Kollontai, the first female diplomat in the USSR.

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