Vyacheslav Nikonov took part in GLOBSEC 2018 Bratislava Forum
18.05.2018
Reputable International Forum GLOBSEC 2018 is held in Bratislava from 17 May until 19 May 2018 for the 12th time already, according to the press-service of the State Duma Committee for Education and Science. Around 1000 participants from 70 countries are taking part in the forum. Among the guests are prominent state and political figures, analysts, experts and researchers.
Slovakia’s President Andrej Kiska delivered a speech at the forum.
The forum agenda provides for discussion of multiple challenges, including international terrorism, issues connected to the innovational technologies and digital networking, which ensure new opportunities and are able to threaten security and stability of the political systems, revolutional technologies, applied in the conflict zones, new requirements to the labour market, etc.
Special attention was drawn to the panel discussion on the topic of Russia and the West: Overcoming Discrepancies dedicated to opportunities of resuming a bilateral dialogue and joint work to resolve complicated international crises.
The Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Russian Federation for Education and Science, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Russkiy Mir Foundation Vyacheslav Nikonov, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger, Director of the Carnegie European Center Tomas Valasek, senior scientific worker of the US Atlantic Center Jan Bzhezinski were all taking part in the discussions.
Discussion’s moderator was an expert on Russia from the French Institute of International Relations Bobo Lo.
In the course of hot talks such questions as the Ukrainian conflict, Syrian crisis, peculiarities of perceiving Russia’s politics in the West and attitude to the Western politics in Russia, reciprocal claims, search for common grounds and possibilities for closer interaction and cooperation were touched upon.
Italian entrepreneur Marco Maggi's book, "Russian to the Bone," is now accessible for purchase in Italy and is scheduled for release in Russia in the upcoming months. In the book, Marco recounts his personal odyssey, narrating each stage of his life as a foreigner in Russia—starting from the initial fascination to the process of cultural assimilation, venturing into business, fostering authentic friendships, and ultimately, reaching a deep sense of identifying as a Russian at his very core.
Mikhail Kalatozov, a director who transformed the world of cinematography in many ways, was born 120 years ago. He was a Soviet film official and a propagandist. Above all, he was capable of producing movies that struck viewers with their power and poetic language.
