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Author : S. Mironov
Chairman of A Just Russia political party
THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY of the Victory over
Nazism in the Great Patriotic War and World War
II, which we celebrated this year, is the most impor-
tant event for the entire international community.
The titanic efforts of the Red Army and the Soviet
people and the military victories of the allied forces
saved the world from the Nazi plague and ensured
firm guarantees of stable democratic development
for the majority of modern states.
The world community is currently faced with a great
deal of acute problems. The 21st century has been testing humankind for common sense and
the ability to jointly respond to global threats and challenges.
The main problem of our world is the imbalance between freedom and justice.
We remember very well that the modern international security architecture emerged as a result
of the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. At that time, many people hoped that the end of the
bloodiest war in human history would lead to the establishment of the principles of humanism
and justice. They were consolidated by the Helsinki Agreements, the 40th anniversary of which
will be observed this year on August 1. The world's political future seemed predictable and ra-
tional.
Today, however, this entire geopolitical structure is falling apart in full view of everyone.
Today, tectonic shifts are taking place in society. The unipolar world is being replaced by new
centers of gravity. These are, above all, the associations of the BRICS, SCO and APEC countries.
The Eurasian Economic Community, which was launched earlier this year, also has good
prospects. Despite the fierce resistance of the U.S., the center of gravity in global politics is grad-
ually shifting from the Atlantic and the West to Eurasia and the East.
In order to steadily move forward in this direction, it is important to build an alternative archi-
tecture of collective counteraction against modern challenges and threats, ensuring economic,
energy and military security.
It is time to put an end to the endless series of wars and conflicts. After all, quantity always
carries the threat of turning into a new quality. We should restore the practice of successful in-
terstate cooperation in tackling political, economic and environmental issues. We had such
achievements and - I am sure - will have new ones.
Only through dialogue, by pooling efforts is it possible to achieve mutual understanding, over-
come prejudices and alienation, and successfully meet the challenges and threats of today's world.
Peaceful Development Through Solidarity