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RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF EDUCATION ST. PETERSBURG INTELLIGENTSIA CONGRESS ST. PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES under the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia DIALOGUE OF CULTURES UNDER GLOBALIZATION PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE: Vol.1 11TH INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE May 12–13, 2011 The Conference is held in accordance with The conference, originally called ‘The Days of Sci- the Decree of President of Russia V. V. Putin ence in St. Petersburg University of the Humanities ‘On perpetuating the memory and Social Sciences’ is the 19th in number of Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov’ and the 11th in the status of the International No 587, dated from May 23, 2001 Likhachov Scientific Conference The project of ‘The International Likhachov Scientific Conference’ was implemented in 2011 under the support of the Interstate Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member states. St. Petersburg 2011 ББК 72 Д44 Scientifi c editor A. S. Zapesotsky, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Likhachov Scientifi c Conference, academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Dr. Sc. (Cultural Studies), Professor, Scientist Emeritus of the Russian Federation, Artist Emeritus of the Russian Federation Editor of the English language edition S. R. Abramov, English Chair of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Sc. (Philology), Professor Recommended to be published by the Editorial and Publishing Council of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, minutes No. 10, dated from 11.03.11 Dialogue of Cultures under Globalization. Vol. 1 : Proceedings of the 11th In- Д44 ter national Likha chov Scien tifi c Conference, May 12–13, 2011, St. Peters burg : SPbUHSS, 2011. — 200 p. ISBN 978-5-7621-0618-4 The book is the selection from the proceedings of the 11th International Likhachov Scientifi c Conference that is to take place on May 12–13, 2011, at St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences in accordance with the Decree No. 587 of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin of May 23, 2001. The authors are prominent Russian and foreign scientists, members of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Education: L. I. Abalkin, O. T. Bogomolov, A. A. Gromyko, A. A. Guseynov, M. P. Kirpichnikov, V. A. Lektorsky, V. L. Makarov, A. D. Nekipelov (Vice-Presi- dent of the Russian Academy of Sciences), N. D. Nikandrov (President of the Russian Academy of Education), M. B. Piotrowsky, V. S. Styopin, M. L. Titarenko, V. A. Chereshnev, A. O. Chubarian and others; heads of academic institutions and research centers; heads of scholarly and social and political periodicals, famous politicians, statesmen and public offi cials, clerisy representatives, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. V. Lavrov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation V. Ye. Churov, Governor of St. Petersburg V. I. Matviyenko, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation G. A. Hajiyev, Chairman of the Federa- tion of Independent Trade Unions of Russia M. V. Shmakov, senior fi gures of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Yu. N. Solonin and A. K. Isayev, Deputy Ministers of the Russian Federa- tion A. E. Busygin, G. M. Gatilov and A. L. Safonov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federa- tion M. A. Fedotov, Vice-Mayor of Moscow A. N. Gorbenko, Editor-in-Chief of Moskovsky Kom- somolets daily, Chairman of the Journalists’ Union of Moscow P. N. Gusev, President of the Bar of Moscow H. M. Reznik and others. Among the foreign guests of the Conference are representatives of 20 countries, among them ambassadors to the Russian Federation: Ambassador of Spain J. A. Mark, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran S. M. R. Sajjadi; delegates to the UN and UNESCO: M. Scheuer, M. Y. Katagum, M. El Zahaby, K. Yao Yao; representatives of 5 foreign academies of sciences: of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts F. Unger, of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Serbian Re- public of Bosnia and Herzegovina L. Zuković, of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine Yu. S. Shemshuchenko, of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences V. Prodanov, of the Academy of So- cial Sciences of the People’s Republic of China G. Xing; German political analyst A. Rahr, Ukrain- ian writer O. A. Buzina and other widely known specialists. The speeches of the 11th Likhachov Conference participants are devoted to the urgent issues of modern age. The role of the Conference was highly estimated by President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who has pointed out that ‘today, with all the rapprochement and inter- penetration of cultures it is important to preserve original traditions, languages, customs, spiritual and moral values of people – as a basis for cultural diversity of the world in the age of globalization’. ББК 72 ISBN 978-5-7621-0618-4 © SPbUHSS, 2011 DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ‘ON PERPETUATING THE MEMORY OF DMITRY SERGEYEVICH LIKHACHOV’ Given D. S. Likhachov’s outstanding contribution to the development of the home science and culture I enact: 1. the Government of the Russian Federation should: – establish two personal grants in honour of D. S. Likhachov at the rate of 400 roubles each for university students from the year 2001 and to define the procedure of conferring them; – work out the project of D. S. Likhachov’s gravestone on a com- petitive basis together with the Government of St. Petersburg; – consider the issue of making a film devoted to D. S. Likhachov’s life and activities. 2. the Government of St. Petersburg should: – name one of the streets in St. Petersburg after D. S. Likhachov; – consider the issue of placing a memorial plate on the building of the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Scien- ce (Pushkin’s House); – guarantee the work on setting up D. S. Likhachov’s gravestone in prescribed manner. 3. According to the suggestion from the Russian Academy of Scien- ce the Likhachov Memorial Prizes of the Russian Academy of Science should be established for Russian and foreign scientists for their out- standing contribution to the research of literature and culture of an- cient Russia, and the collected writings of the late Academician should be published. 4. According to the suggestion from St. Petersburg Intel li- gentsia Congress the International Likhachov Scientific Confe- rence should be annually held on the Day of the Slavonic Let- ters and Culture. VLADIMIR PUTIN President of the Russian Federation Moscow, the Kremlin, May 23, 2001 GREETINGS OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DMITRY MEDVEDEV TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE To the participants and guests of the International Likhachov Scientific Conference Dear friends, I am sincerely pleased to see you in St. Petersburg and to open the 10th Anniver- sary Likhachov Conference. This forum traditionally brings representatives of scientific and arts communities, famous politicians, and experts from Russia and all over the world. This year the Likhachov Conference is devoted to one of the today’s key issues, establishment of global culture and preservation of national identity. Today, with convergence and interpenetration of cultures it is important to pre- serve original traditions, languages, lifestyle, and spiritual and moral values of the folks as a basis of cultural diversity of the world in the time of globalization. I hope you enjoy interesting discussions and fruitful communication, and wish good luck and success to the senior pupils who are participating in the Competition ‘Ideas of D. S. Likhachov and Modern Age’. President of the Russian Federation D. A. MEDVEDEV GREETINGS OF CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION VLADIMIR PUTIN TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE To the participants and guests of the International Likhachov Scientific Conference Dear friends, I am sincerely pleased to see you in St. Petersburg and open the 10th Anniversary International Likhachov Conference. This reputable Forum is always notable for the substantial membership, compre- hensive and effective work, and wide spectrum of issues to be discussed. I am sure that the today’s meeting devoted to the dialogue of cultures and part- nership of civilizations should be one more step forward in promoting interconfes- sional and international communication to bring people closer to each other. And, certainly, again we can see so many prominent people together, among which are scientists, public figures, intellectuals, representatives of arts community, everyone who shares notions and opinions of Dmitry S. Likhachov. I wish you good luck and all the best! Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation V. PUTIN GREETINGS FROM DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO IRINA BOKOVA TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE I would like to extend my warmest greetings to the participants of the 10th International Likhachov Conference ‘Dialogue of Cultures and Partnership of Civilizations: Establish- ment of Global Culture’. I sincerely regret that I am not able to join you at the conference which is devoted to the acute challenges UNESCO is facing and which is extremely up-to-date in the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures commemorated this year, during which UNESCO shall serve as the main promoter of the UN ideas. St. Petersburg is the best place to hold such an event. In addition to its status of the first city of the Russian World heritage, this beautiful city, magnificent in its history and culture, is serving as a link between Russia and the whole world. St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences is one of the oldest and most pres- tigious educational institutions in Russia. The great thinker Dmitry Likhachov initiated this annual conference, his life was connected with St.