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Strategic culture matters. As a pattern of behaviour resulting from shared experiences and symbols, it determines the course of action and ways of achieving goals. Strategic culture is structured by internal material (size of the state, natural resources, economic, military and social factors) and non-material conditions (history, relations with other states, historical memory). External factors are also important: geographic location, the neighbourhood and regional order. The aim of the text is to analyse the strategic culture of Russia and to shed light on the conditions of Russia’s strategic culture, its hallmarks and impact on foreign and security policy.