The article pursues the purpose to place Russia and its politics within the context of today's international relations. While discussing the traditional dilemma of the Russian foreign politics - Occidentalism versus Orientalism - the author analyses the scenario of multipolarity, backed up by the new Russian foreign policy concept. Hence it is related to the pragmatism and the multilateralism of the international posture of Putin's Russia, the author makes several considerations, which follow from the impact of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States of America with regard to Russia's foreign policy. The pragmatic attitude and the multi-axis nature of the Russian foreign policy nowadays contribute, according to the author, to strengthen Russia's international background in comparison with the loss or the uncertain nature of alliances and relationships of the post-Soviet transition period.
Russia; Foreign Policy; Occidentalism; Orientalism; Multi-polar World; September 11th, 2001