America fractured?“ The present and future of democracy, ideology and party system in the United States

• Published in: Sravnitelʹnai͡a︡ politika (Moscow, Russia) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 144 - 155
• Main Authors: Pechatnov, V. O., Suchkov, M. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 02.09.2024
• Subjects: continuity; foreign policy; ideology; political parties; russia; strategy; u.s
• ISSN: 2221-3279; 2412-4990
• DOI: 10.46272/2221-3279-2024-1-15-144-155

The politics of the United States, both internal and external, and the analysis of its historiosophic foundations, topical subjects, trends and prospects of development have occupied a special place in the Russian school of international relations. On the one hand, interest in this topic has always been determined by its applied nature: for most of the 20 th century, the USA was the main adversary of the USSR, and today the relations between the two countries are in a state of systemic confrontation, albeit of a different kind. On the other hand, with its history, economics, culture, ideology and politics, the USA as an experimental state and laboratory society has always been a field of scientific research and an object of intellectual reflection for researchers of all socio-humanitarian disciplines. All these works reveal different facets of American reality, but for Russian Americanists among historians and political scientists, those that allow them to find a key to understanding the driving forces of American politics and to forecast its development are especially valuable. The interview with leading Russian Historian-Americanist Dr. V.O. Pechatnov is an attempt to understand these key issues.