daily mirror - ninety five YEARS OF RUSSIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

The All-Union Society for Cultural members of the family (AUSCR) was created in 1925, aimed toward "the institution and construction of scientific and cultural ties between associations, NGOs and cultural figures of the U.S. and overseas."  Olga Kameneva, sister of Leo Trotsky and wife of the first head of the Soviet state Leo Kamenev had turn into the chair of the business enterprise. 

Such well known figures as the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, writer Mikhail Sholokhov contributed to the work of AUSCR in the container of construction of foreign family members. at the invitation of AUSCR, a lot of foreign delegations and first-rate figures of science and culture just like the French physicist Paul Langvin and creator Romain Rolland, Indian composer and public figure Rabindranath Tagore and a lot of others visited the USA.

Even throughout the WWII AUSCR persevered to work actively. To assist united states combating against Nazi Germany societies of friendship with the Soviet Union had been being actively created. considered one of such societies that have been dependent with Russia changed into the Sri Lanka – Russia Friendship Society. With a heritage that spans again to 1942 when it turned into centered beneath the name, Ceylon pals of Soviet Union. all through the stated period, the friendship society posted a journal named Lankan – Soviet journal, which was most loved with the aid of Sri Lankans. The society turned into formally registered in 1959 as the Lanka-Soviet Friendship League which has now developed to what it is these days, the Sri Lanka-Russia Friendship Society and the magazine is being posted beneath the name "Rusiyawa".The beginning of the cold conflict, the emergence of the new politic al targets demanded a new structure of the AUSCR. In 1958, it became transformed into the Union of Soviet Friendship Societies (USFS). 

The society of friendship with Bulgaria changed into headed by using aircraft clothier Andrei Tupolev, affiliation for Friendship with Italy – by way of noted Soviet movie director Sergei Gerasimov, with Cuba – by using Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who additionally visited Sri Lanka after his old space flight in 1961. all through the discuss with, Gagarin planted a tree at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens which nonetheless stands even after over 50 years. additional, a wonderful cosmonaut of the nation, Vladimir Lyakov, who turned into a Commander on Soyuz 32, Soyuz T-9, and Soyuz TM-6 had been elected and for decades remained the president the Russia - Sri Lanka Friendship Society.

Soviet cultural centres, the condo of Soviet Science and tradition were created in the Nineteen Seventies – 80s. among the cultural centres based overseas, the Soviet Cultural residence turned into dependent in Sri Lanka in 1973. by means of the yr 1986, the centre moved to his own place as the Russian Centre in Colombo and changed into inaugurated through then President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene. on account that then it has been contributing into promotion relationship with Russia in the spheres of subculture, science, education, organising live programmes and online activities at social media pages, as well as monitoring allocation of scholarships supplied to Sri Lankan students each year by the Russian government.

With the end of the Soviet period within the early Nineteen Nineties, USFS among different corporations underwent a transformation, changing into a Russian affiliation for international agency (RAIC) in April 1992. additionally, a Russian agency for foreign Cooperation and construction (RAICD) became created. Later, in 1994, capabilities of the RAICD have been transferred to the Russian Centre for international Scientific and Cultural Cooperation beneath the govt of the Russian Federation (RusInterCentre). For the primary time within the background of the equipment AUSCR – USFS – RAICD – RusInterCentre the organization entered the constitution of state corporations. The Heroine of the Soviet Union cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova headed the newly created physique. 

during that length, centres were opened in the united states, France, Belgium, Slovakia, Vietnam and different international locations. A key center of attention that has remained is the cultural and consciousness-building work. 

The emerging of the CIS necessitated sparkling approaches to constructing a new structure of overseas family members, now not best with foreign international locations however additionally with Russia's closest neighbours. to be able to obtain this goal in 2008 the Federal company for CIS Affairs, Compatriots living abroad and foreign Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) turned into created.

at the moment stage, Rossotrudnichestvo includes out its activities with a focus on the humanitarian element of provider, aligning with help and promoting of the Russian language in the world, advertising of Russian science, culture and training abroad, working with compatriots, implementation of initiatives in the fields of international development assistance and public diplomacy. The existing head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Yevgeny Primakov became appointed Head of Rossotrudnichestvo by means of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin beneath Act no. 416 dated June 25, 2020. 

nowadays, as decades ago, the want of formulating an objective imaginative and prescient of our country, debunking the myths about it and extra expanding the circle of friends on each diplomatic degree and amongst regular citizens remain tremendously significant. Given the long a success heritage of the device AUSCR – USFS – RAICD – RusInterCentre – Rossotrudnichestvo, its journey, the company is at the moment worried in the implementation of state policy during this enviornment.