After the disintegration of USSR, IR studies in Russia underwent an uncommon period with limited resources within a short
period of time. Pluralized knowledge greatly expanded the vision of Russian IR scholars, bringing varied schools of thoughts. However, behind this complex prosperity there is a lack of a stable mechanism. Westernization, isolationism, and pluralism have become the main
characteristics of Russian IR. The ideological and theoretical differences among Russian IR scholars are largely associated with the absence of a Russian national identity. If Russian IR scholars want to have a footing the process of globalization, they must expand their exchanges with their counterparts abroad with an open attitude while still maintaining their own characteristics and cultural values. On the one hand, they should pass on and develop the tradition of classical political economy analysis that originated in the “Silver Period,” Russian regional politics, cultural historical
theories and religious and philosophical ideas, while on the other hand overcome their own weaknesses due to a shortage of experiences, medium-level theories, and highly abstract macro theories. Only in this way can the identity crisis in Russia be overcome and can IR in Russia be developed in the long run.