Establishing International Development Assistance Strategy in Russia

The paper analyses the establishment and development of the national system of international development assistance in Russia. Covering the period from 2005 to 2010, the paper examines how national priorities for international development assistance were defined, how foreign aid was increased on the threshold of Russia’s G8 Presidency, and how the emerging structure of aid governance evolved. Russia’s participation in multilateral and development cooperation institutions is also considered. The author proposes recommendations for further development of the system of international development assistance in Russia.