In 2010, the Center for Research on General Problems of the Modern East of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences launched a research project on security. At the first stage, a field seminar "Safety as a value and norm: experience of different epochs and cultures" was held (Suzdal, November 2011) and based on its results, a collection of articles of the same name was published in 2012. The second stage was the international conference "Security in the West, in the East and in Russia: Ideas and Concepts", held at the Institute of Oriental Studies in October 2012. The third stage was a field seminar in Suzdal "Cross-border challenges and threats to the national State "(April 2013). The project received financial support from the Ebert Foundation in all three stages. During the fourth stage, scheduled for completion in 2014, a two-volume conference proceedings and a collective monograph "Cross-border Challenges to the Nation-State"will be prepared and published. At the final stage, in 2015-2016, it is planned to prepare and hold an international conference " East in the West, in the East and in Russia: foreign cultural migration and identity security" with subsequent publication of its materials. This report covers the workshop that took place from April 16 to 18, 2013. Before proceeding to its description, it is necessary to make a few comments about the principles of work on the project implementation, which were consistently applied at all its stages. First of all, the participants should include not only Russian scientists from provincial institutes and universities, but also representatives of Western and Eastern research and educational centers. Secondly, it is mandatory to combine professionals with long experience in working with young and novice researchers in one team. Third, there is an emphasis on the historical and cultural components of security issues that remain poorly developed in both Russian and foreign studies, and on t ... Read more