Political Processes on the Eurasian Continent: Prehistory and Contemporary State

These days the issues of geopolitical changes in the Eurasian space, which are closely related to the further development of the Eurasian integration process, have become particularly important. The object of the study was the political processes in Eurasia, including the problems of the formation of a multipolar world. In studying them, it was considered necessary to compare the experience of Russia’s advance to the east of the continent and current political and economic events. The work uses scientific works by domestic and foreign authors on the development of relations between the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation and the inhabitants of the Great Steppe, as well as new state entities that appeared after the collapse of the USSR. Historical, comparative analytical, transdisciplinary approaches, and other general scientific methods are used for the analysis. The results of the study were discussed at scientific conferences in the countries of Eurasia, at the Eurasian Scientific Forum in St. Petersburg. The analysis made it possible, based on the principle of historicism, to show the influence of political processes and events of the past on the foreign policy of modern political actors in the Central Asian region and their position towards Russia. Attention is drawn to the factors of increasing Russophobia sentiments among the new political elites, which seriously complicates interstate relations on the continent. Attention is paid to clarifying some concepts (for example, “Central Asia”), used in the modern political science lexicon. The presented materials and conclusions will contribute to the objectification of current research and expert assessments of political processes, political actors, changes in political realities in the Central Asian region, as well as the development of interstate, interethnic and interfaith relations here.