Igor Tchaika and Rossa Hardening: Russian public diplomacy in the logic of the impact operation

The appointment of Igor Czajka as head of Rossotruscy is much more than a regular staff change in the Russian administration. It means entrusting the key institution of "soft force" - liable for culture, education, diaspora and the network of "Russian Houses" - to a individual whose activity was previously connected with the operations of the Kremlin's influence abroad.