title: Russia's quest for international status during Vladimir Putin's third presidential term
abstract: The following thesis aims to research Russia’s status-seeking strategy after Putin’s return to power in 2012, which marked the emergence of state’s aggressive foreign policy. Shortly after the annexation of Crimea, Russia made an extraordinary move and first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moscow projected its military power outside of post-Soviet region – in Syria. In addition to this, during Putin’s third term as president, discourses about Russia’s unique civilizational identity 
journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)