Global Conflict and the Contours of a New World Order: The 20th International Likhachov Scientific Conference. June 9–10, 2022
The Proceedings of the 20th International Likhachov Scientific Conference held on June 9–10, 2022 in St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences were published in the present collection in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin “On perpetuating the memory of Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov”. Representatives of 10 countries took part in the 20th Conference.
The 60 authors of the collection include prominent national scientists, members of the Russian Academy of Sciences: I. O. Abramova, S. Yu. Glazyev, Al. A. Gromyko, A. A. Guseynov, A. S. Zapesotsky, G. B. Kleiner, А. G. Lisitsyn-Svetlanov, V. L. Makarov, A. D. Nekipelov, R. I. Nigmatulin, M. B. Piotrovsky, V. A. Tishkov, Zh. T. Toshchenko, Т. Ya. Khabrieva, V. A. Chereshnev and others; the heads of academic institutions and research centers, representatives of universities, well-known state and public figures, heads of mass media: Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation G. A. Hajiyev, First Deputy Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS M. S. Gusman, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation State Duma Committee on Culture E. G. Drapeko, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs K. F. Zatulin, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary M. V. Zakharova, Deputy Head of the “United Russia” party faction in the State Duma A. K. Isaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs S. I. Kislyak, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council K. I. Kosachev, Member of the State Council, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia M. V. Shmakov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom (2011–2019) A. V. Yakovenko and others.
Foreign authors of the collection include Deputy Minister of Information of Belarus I. I. Buzovsky, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia P. Bülbüloglu, Honorary Associate of the Australian National University A. Kevin, President of the United Chamber of Commerce and Industry “Switzerland – Russia” G. Mettan, Director of the Eurasia, Russia and Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Turkey) T. Turker; professors: Ch. Varga (Hungary), Ch. Goddard (United Kingdom), H. Köchler (Austria), and others.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin highly appreciates the role of the Likhachov Conference: “I expect that this forum, dedicated to international issues, will serve to develop fruitful people-to-people ties and strengthen mutual understanding between countries and peoples.”