title: The “Belt and Road” in Russia: Evolution of Expert Discourse
abstract: Conceived in the fall of 2013, China's "Belt and Road" initiative in the following five years became one of the most discussed issues among Russian international relations experts. The discussions produced a plethora of academic, expert and op-ed articles designed to explain to society and the political elite what the "Belt and Road" initiative actually was and what we should do with it. Albeit differing methodologically, stylistically and ideologically, the articles on the whole testify to the 
journal: Russia in Global Affairs