The Russian Journal of Vietnamese StudiesThe Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies2618-9453Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS8701810.24411/2618-9453-2019-10019MiscellaneousDiscussion in the IOS RAS on the current state of Russian-Vietnamese relationsNikulinaElena V.Researcher, Center for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Scienceselenavtn@mail.ruInstitute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences1506201932909205112021Copyright © 2019, Nikulina E.V.2019The article reveals the contents of a scientific-practical seminar on the prospects for the development of Russian-Vietnamese relations at the present stage, held by the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main conclusion of the experts is the recognition of the decline of the role of Russia in Vietnam and Southeast and East Asia as a whole.RussiaVietnamChinaUSAstrategic cooperationeconomyregional power“soft power”РоссияВьетнамКитайСШАстратегическое сотрудничествоэкономикарегиональная держава«мягкая сила»