Russkiy Mir Foundation

Russkiy Mir Foundation (Russian: Фонд "Русский мир", literally "Russian World Foundation") is a Russian soft power initiative created by decree by Vladimir Putin in 2007, as a government-funded organisation aimed at promoting the Russian language, and "forming the Russian World as a global project", co-operating with the Russian Orthodox Church in promoting values that challenge the Western cultural tradition.

Russkiy Mir Foundation

Russkiy Mir Foundation (Russian: Фонд "Русский мир", literally "Russian World Foundation") is a Russian soft power initiative created by decree by Vladimir Putin in 2007, as a government-funded organisation aimed at promoting the Russian language, and "forming the Russian World as a global project", co-operating with the Russian Orthodox Church in promoting values that challenge the Western cultural tradition.