ИСТОРИЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL CHANGES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND RUSSIA (USSR) IN 1971—2014 Drong Andrio Theory and History of International Relations Department Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia Miklukho-Maklaya str., 10/2, Moscow, Russia, 117198 The article presents an overview of Bangladesh’s foreign policy. <...> He focuses on the changing pattern of foreign policy of Bangladesh regarding bilateral relation with Russia during different regimes under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Sheikh Mujib), General Ziaur Rahman (Zia), General H.M. Ershad (Ershad), Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina and the Caretaker Government. <...> The author seeks to link the domestic changes in the country in 1970—2000-ies, namely the change of governments and regimes, with the adjustment of the foreign policy priorities, including relations with Russia. <...> The article shows dependence of Bangladesh’s foreign policy priorities on interests of successive power political forces. <...> It is based on certain elements such as history, geographic location, religion, ideology, ethnicity, culture and natural resources. <...> Foreign relations of Bangladesh are based mainly on the principles of the two regimes: the Sheikh Mujib Regime (1971—1975) and the Zia Regime (1976—1981). <...> The change occurred after the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina came to power in 1996, who, however, tried to follow the course adopted by the Sheikh Mujib regime. <...> Since 2009 until the present Sheikh Hasina led government 185 Вестник РУДН, серия Международные отношения, 2015, № 1 keeping to the core principles of the Sheikh Mujib regime with certain and dramatic changes caused by the fall of the Soviet Union and the 15th amendment in the Bangladesh Constitution. <...> The Evolution of Foreign Policy in Terms of the Liberation war (1971) At the beginning of 1971 a provisional government was formed to lead the Bengali nation to achieving its independence in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he had been arrested by the Pakistan ruler. <...> During the Liberation war, seeking support and recognition of the world community and drawing sympathy for struggling Bengali people were the main foreign policy objectives of the provisional government. <...> Bangladesh’s people fought the Liberation War in 1971 to achieve emancipation from deprivation and uplift their economic advancement to make the society egalitarian within a democratic and non-communal <...>