Language Education as a Socio-Architectural 
Instrument of Cognitive Formation: The Case of Russian Language Teaching in Iran

The article examines the socio-cultural role of language training as a tool for shaping perceptions 
of the target language country. Based on an empirical study conducted among Iranian students learning Russian, the influence of linguodidactics on the formation of the image of the Russian Federation in the consciousness of the Iranian audience is analyzed. The study confirms that learning Russian contributes to the formation of a clearer and more positive perception of Russia, which raises the question of language training as an element of "soft power" and a socio-architectural instrument of influence on public consciousness. The survey results demonstrate significant differences in the perception of Russia between respondents who speak Russian and those who have not studied it. The theoretical framework of the study comprises the concepts of linguistic relativity, cognitive framing, and soft power, which allows considering language training as an active factor in the construction of social reality.