The work is focused on the study of the trust of immigrants from the post-communist CIS countries to Russian political institutions. Its first part analyzes immigration to Russia and trust in political institutions in Russian society. The author comes to the following conclusions: firstly, the main share of immigrants comes from the countries of the Central Asian region, Armenia and Kazakhstan, most of them have socialized within the framework of political institutions and the political and legal system of the countries of origin. Secondly, Russian society is characterized by skepticism towards political institutions and democratic procedures, and a rather high level of personified trust in the head of state.

The article addresses the issues of inconsistency in the positions of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) regarding the Special Military Operation. It demonstrates the complexity of overcoming the consequences of the “multi-vector” policy previously pursued by the official Minsk. Possible ways of further building the Union State and the prospects of Belarusian-Russian trade and economic relations are considered.

The special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, completely unexpected for the residents of Belarus, stunned political circles, causing an ambiguous reaction in public opinion. Official Minsk has solidified with Moscow, and the society has demonstrated a split on another occasion.
The article examines the attitude of the parties and public associations of Belarus to the SVO. The author comes to the conclusion that the majority of Belarusian citizens oppose the participation of the Belarusian army in military operations in Ukraine. Various measurements of public opinion in Belarus in relation to the SVO at the end of the year show some growth in support of Moscow’s policy. However, this support has no significant practical way out, because there are no active pro-Russian forces.

The article analyzes current trends in the development of Russian-Kazakh cooperation in the field of science and education. Cooperation in the field of science has not only acquired strategic importance, but also allows us to maintain and increase the competitive advantages laid down by the Soviet school, as well as to modernize this area. The development of a common educational space in Russia and Kazakhstan ensures social stability in society, high standards of quality of life, and the development of new technologies.
The growing importance of cooperation in the field of science and education is determined by two factors: firstly, Russia and Kazakhstan are the founders of integration processes in the post-Soviet space; secondly, the need to solve common problems collectively in order to achieve a better result. The problem of Russian-Kazakh interstate relations in the cultural and humanitarian sphere remains rather poorly studied in modern political science, which determines the scientific novelty of this study and its high scientific significance.

The article is devoted to the analysis of R.T. Erdogan’s populism, which undermined the already fragile autonomous institutions of Turkey and paved the way for the curtailment of reforms and inconsistent economic policy. The article claims that the religious-nationalist populism of R.T. Erdogan was one of the main factors of the current political and economic crisis in Turkey. Moreover, his populist rhetoric paved the way for curtailing reforms and inconsistent economic policies. Taken together, the actions of the head of state led to a deterioration in macroeconomic indicators, including rampant inflation, growing public debt, mass unemployment, rising poverty and a deep currency shock.

The article analyzes the policy of the Russian Federation regarding compatriots abroad on the basis of the typology of measures to attract the diaspora proposed by A. Gemlin. The author considers Russia’s cooperation with compatriots abroad in three main areas: mobilization measures, measures to grant rights and measures to impose duties on representatives of compatriots abroad.

The paperwork considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the container crisis provoked by restrictions. At the beginning of 2020, due to the uneven closure of borders, the situation developed when China gradually began to unlock manufacturing, while EU countries were under quarantine. This situation led to delays of containers delivery in the EU countries ports, which affected not only Eurasia, but also the whole transport and logistics system of the world. The article examines the state of container transportation markets in 2020-2021 years, as well as the consequences, advantages, and experience of different countries and the possibilities of overcoming this particular crisis situation.

The article is devoted to the study of the circular economy evolution with the change of its iterations from 1.0 to 3.0, which is presented as a certain structural transformation. The structural elements of the circular economy R0-R9 are considered in relation to short, medium and long production chains. It is determined that the evolution of the circular economy is associated with its spread in the structure of the national economy – from extractive to manufacturing and further to high-tech industries, as well as from the largest corporations to medium and small businesses. The study showed the development of Circular Economy 1.0 in Russia, which is due to the predominance of mining corporations in investments and exports. In turn, the development of the circular economy in Russia to the level of 3.0 can be carried out only in the system of large-scale structural transformations in the course of public policy based on the values of sustainable development.

In the article, the author explores the views of representatives of the most important direction of economic thought – mercantilism – on the problem of choosing the most effective economic policy. Protectionism received its theoretical and practical identity during the heyday of mercantilism. It was formed as a complex of dynamically developing ideas and concepts serving the strategy for the preservation and provision of national economic interests. The cognitive and practical evolution of protectionism contributed to the development of a system of measures for state regulation of the national economy, far from being limited to measures of control over foreign trade.

At present, the position of the Russian and Russian-speaking population is one of the most important problems in the domestic and foreign policy of the states - the former Soviet republics of the USSR and a significant aspect of their relationship with the Russian Federation. In this regard, this problem has been attracting increased attention of researchers (primarily historians and political scientists) from Russia and neighboring countries for quite a long time. The article deals with the issue of the situation of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the post-Soviet period and how it is covered in modern Russian scientific literature over the past five years (2017–2021), using the example of the countries of Central Asia.