Today, in the age of intensive information flows, foreign policy is performed not only by efforts of diplomats, professional officials, counselors of state - its drawing in many aspects is created thanks to activity of public figures, so-called "leaders of opinions", first of all representatives of culture.
When we speak about so-called "soft power", first of all we imply force of emotional, warmheart impact - through art, beauty, image. And this impact is determining. On January 28, 2018 the unofficial delegation from Russia visited the Kingdom of Bahrain by personal invitation of His Majesty of the King of Bahrain - Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. It is very remarkable that this visit took place on a birthday of His Majesty when He received honered guests in His palace from different countries if the world.
As a part of delegation from Russia there were only three persons: The honorary member of the Board of trustees of the International diplomatic club "Amicability", the famous Russian artist, the Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, the National artist of the Chechen Republic, the National artist of the Republic of Ingushetia, the Honored artist of Dagestan Alexander Shilov Jr. together with whom the country was visited by the Soviet and Russian historian-orientalist, the arabist, the specialist in Islamic studies, the organizer of museum craft, the doctor of historical sciences, professor, the director of the State museum Hermitage, the Member of Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the President of the Union of the museums of Russia Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky and the public figure, the President of MDK "Amicability" Sergey Dvoryanov.