Our goal is

a complex study of diplomatic, economic, political and cultural connections between Russia and American continent countries in modern history.

Historiography and historical sources of Russian-American, Russian-Canadian, American-Canadian relations;

Development of political and economic connections between Russia and countries of American continent in the 18-th-early 20-th centuries;

Foreign Policy of American Countries and Russian Diplomacy;

Russian, American, and Canadian universities: cooperation experience and perspectives for the future;

Comparative cultural studies of Russia, the United States, and Canada;

Political tradition of the USA, Canada, Latin American states and the development of Russian democracy and civil society.