International Review of Humanities Studies
Vol. 11, No. 1

RUSSIA’S SOFT POWER IN NAHDLATUL ULAMA’S ART EXHIBITION RUSSIA-INDONESIA: WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ART

Rahmawati, Nurul (Unknown)
fahrurodji, ahmad (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2026

Abstract

This study analyzes the construction of Russian cultural diplomacy in news media coverage of art exhibitions. Russia-Indonesia: Within the Framework of Art. The research uses the method Critical Discourse Analysis with Norman Fairclough's model and concept soft power Joseph Nye and the skeleton Taxonomy of Soft Power from Ohnesorge to map actor relations in cultural diplomacy practices. The results show that Russia utilizes art, religious symbols, and collaboration with Nusantara Utama Gallery and the involvement of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) artists as an instrument of soft power to build appeal and legitimacy among the Indonesian Muslim public through cross-media discourse mechanisms.

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publication:irhs

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science

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International Review of Humanities Studies is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia. This journal accepts original articles about various issues in humanities, which include but is not limited to philosophy, literature, archeology, ...