Vestnik of Samara University. History, pedagogics, philologyVestnik of Samara University. History, pedagogics, philology2542-04452712-8946Samara National Research University355610.18287/2542-0445-2011-17-7-74-80RUSSIAN FACTOR IN GERMANY’S DIPLOMATIC POSITION ON NATO ENLARGEMENT IN THE 1990-IESEgorovA.I.morenov.sv@ssau.ruDzerzhinsk Polytechnic Institute0107201117774800103201701032017Copyright © 2011, Egorov A.2011This article analyzes the contradictions in the positions of Germany and Russia on NATO's eastward expansion. With the tools of diplomacy Germany has managed to secure a positive solution to this issue, thereby implementing its national interests. Revealed that the weakening of Moscow's influence has allowed Germany to embark on the actual ignoring Russia's interests in regional security.