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Paul De La Morinerie MGIMO's French Connection He Relationship Between France and Russia Has “Tsomething Unique #2/2018 The Trianon Dialogue in Versailles Aleksandar Vučić “Serbia is a genuine friend of the Russian people” MGIMO – Patrick Sciences Po Pouyanné 25 years “We need a renaissance of Excellence of courage in our leaders” Paul de La Morinerie MGIMO's French connection he relationship between France and Russia has “Tsomething unique. It arises from the attraction and mutual recognition of two peoples enamored of absolute, beauty and truth” Jacques Chirac CONTENTS A number of anniversaries 34 26 were celebrated at MGIMO: School of International Relations has turned 75, School of International Economy – 60, Journalism School – 50 101 12 MGIMO’s exchange agreement with Sciences Po 128 and Business School of Konstantin Palace is the state residence of Nancy opened doors for the Russian President just outside St. international students to 210 Petersburg. It is often referred to as Russia and France ‘Russian Versailles’. And it is no coincidence that V. Putin chose this venue for negotiations with his French counterpart 206 Anton Tokovinin (left) is in charge of MGIMO’s Proxenos Chorus. In 1948, a most high-profile Boris Belozerov is a member of diplomatic scandal took place two clubs – of the popular Russian between USSR and USA, which TV game show “What? Where? resulted in the consulates being When?” and of “World Energy 202 closed down 52 Policy” club START History and Modernity of the State Early in 2020, the current MGIMO VIP SERBIA Dialogue, which has emerged from a of Israel. The Ambassador of Israel Development Strategy will expire, meeting between Presidents Vladimir 6 Golf in MGIMO to Russia, Harry Koren, told MJ about so Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of 42 Patrick Pouyanné: 62 Olymp Putin and Emmanuel Macron, is aimed Aleksandar Vučić: “My dream is to The third MGIMO Rector Golf Cup was this successful project and how it will the University, and his team are to “We need a renaissance at connecting Russian and French civil th become youth coach” devoted to the 10 anniversary of golf develop develop a new one next year of courage in societies at the University 20 Pascal Lorot: our leaders” 68 MGIMO Family 100 Anatoly Torkunov: Friendship Ranking EXCLUSIVE One day when Patrick Pouyanné, Last year Russia and Serbia marked the “The Trianon Dialogue JUBELEE the head of Total, was still a th President of an independent think 180 anniversary of establishment of the found its niche in the student, he read the famous diplomatic relations. Our friendship has 10 75th anniversary of the tank Institut Choiseul and founder 26 25 years of Excellence address given by Aleksandr gone through the test of time. How do relations between Russia of the project “100 French Economic In 1994, Sciences Po and MGIMO School of International Solzhenitsyn at Harvard University MGIMO graduates, both Russians and and France” Relations Leaders of the Future”, created concluded an agreement on student exchange. This program turned in 1978. What really struck him in Serbs, live and work in this Balkan state? 101 Pierre Morel: Russia’s top 100 and arranged for this speech is the passage where 12 The Journalism School has out to be so vibrant and popular 68 Close-up “The Trianon Dialogue them to meet with the leaders of high the Russian writer discusses what turned 50 French ranking that in 2005 it evolved into a full- 72 Assotiation has made considerable he calls "a decline in courage" in 80 Embassy progress” 16 MEO: 60th anniversary scale double-degree. Today both the West RECTOR’s WORD universities are proudly marking its 103 Sylvie Bermann: TREND th SPECIAL REPORT 22 Anatoly Torkunov: “Our aim 25 anniversary HISTORY “25 years ago, MGIMO 98 Trianon and Sciences Po signed a 18 From Zionism to Innovations is to multiply the MGIMO 34 Itinerary: MGIMO – Sciences 52 Red Consul The initiative of the Trianon forward-looking agreement” MGIMO has held a course on the identity” Po – Nancy 2 MJ #2/2018 #2/2018 MJ 3 CONTENTS EDITOR'S LETTER 62 122 MJ — MGIMO Journal (Digest) #2/2018 At the Paris Book Fair, Editor in Chief Igor Drobyshev Rector Torkunov presented Adviser a compilation Artem Malgin of correspondence Special Projects between Russia’s Olga Monakhova President Boris Yeltsin and France’s Layout President of Serbia Natalya Kondratyeva Presidents Mitterand Aleksandar Vučić: and Chirac in the 90s 142 Cover Photo: “Do your best to Igor Drobyshev avoid a fight, bu if it is inevitable, fight til Photos: the end’ Igor Drobyshev, Igor Lileev, 68 Alexey Levin, Semen Katz Publisher Mediadom Major Ltd. MGIMO, 76 Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow 119454 Russia 60 +7-495-233-40-81 [email protected] or MGIMO, the year 2018 was marked by the activities of the Trianon Dialogue, an Contents copyright © initiative aimed at connecting Russian and French civil societies. The initiative emerged All rights reserved from a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron that took The publication is registered at the Roskomnadzor (Federal Service place at the Trianon Palace in Versailles. for Supervision of Communications, FThe Palace, a residence of French kings, has played an important role in our bilateral relations. Information Technology and Mass Media) Realizing the symbolism of the venue, President Macron suggested Versailles for a meeting Certificate ПИ N ФС77-49772, May 10, 2012 with President Putin in May 2017. He probably sought to correct the historical mistake made by Louis XIV in 1698. While on a tour of Holland, Russian tzar Peter the Great requested a visit to Versailles, but Louis XIV politely declined to invite him as he did not want “to be inconvenienced” by the tzar’s visit. Vladimir Putin reciprocated Macron’s courtesy in May 2018, when the French President came to attend the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum and the Football World Cup. President Putin welcomed his French counterpart in the Konstantin Palace, the President’s countryside 106 Marina Loshak: MGIMO FAMILY 202 Team-Manager Savin residence on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. This palace is known as Russian Versailles. It was “We are ambassadors for commissioned by Peter the Great in the early 18th century as an official imperial residence to 148 France 206 Anton and His Proxeny the French art” outshine the famous palace in France. As President Chirac said, 'the 112 210 Order of the Crystal Owl Soyuzpechat Printing House Aleksey Meshkov: relationship between France and This amazing story illustrates how nations should cultivate relations. Despite the relentless “The Trianon Dialogue Russia Moscow, Vereiskaya 29, bld 20A Russia has something unique. It NEWS pressure of sanctions that the West has been imposing on Russia since 2014 for the Crimea’s Circ. 1 000 opens a window of arises from the attraction and mutual “return home,” the Russian and French leaders have spearheaded a rapprochement of the two opportunity” recognition of two peoples enamored 212 Uzbekistan countries’ civil societies. of absolute, beauty and truth.' 116 Cannes. Smart City MGIMO is playing an important role in promoting this initiative; the Russian leadership MGIMO graduates – both Russians 214 MGIMO in Baku 122 Paris. Book Fair empowered MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov to co-chair this civil society forum; Ambassador and French, who live in France, share 215 Guest of honor 128 St. Peterburg. Economic this understanding. The MGIMO Pierre Morel co-chaired it on the French side. Forum Alumni association comprises folks 216 New program Read in this issue about the Trianon Dialogue’s multifaceted activities, carried out with of all walks of life. How do they do? 132 Versailles 216 Eastern forum support from MGIMO, as well as about other international trends backed and promoted by our university. PERSONA GRATA CAREER 217 African meetings 198 142 Dmitriy Ryurikov: “I was a Ilya Polyakov: “MGIMO WHAT ELSE? foreign policy aide to Boris alumni are on the same Igor Drobyshev Yeltsin” wavelength” 220 Trianon Rooster Editor-in-Chief 4 MJ #2/2018 2019 MJ 5 START GOLF IN MGIMO Photo by Igor Lileev The third MGIMO Rector Golf Cup was devoted to the 10th anniversary of golf at the University Mikhail Kuzovlev (Economic Relations, 1989) First Vice-Chairman of the Board VEB.RF 6 MJ #2/2018 #2/2018 MJ 7 START ince 2015 MGIMO students have been training and participating in tournaments on the championship golf-course, “Nakhabino”. Currently, MGIMO’s team is in the lead of Sthe All-Russia Golf Championships for students, which have been held for three years under the sponsorship of the Russian Golf Association and the Russian Student Sports Union. And that was how the idea of holding MGIMO Rector Golf Cup emerged. Now the Cup is popular, not only with MGIMO students and graduates, but also with Civil Service employees, businessmen and foreign diplomats. As the University’s Rector, Anatoly Torkunov, put it: “Our Cup unites MGIMO graduates of different years who are keen on playing golf. The tournament is also very important for the professional development of the University’s students, as it gives them an opportunity to communicate with representatives of our Diplomatic Corps who are regularly invited to this tournament”. 8 MJ #2/2018 #2/2018#2/2018 MJ 9 JUBELEE School. We’ve calculated that in four years and I studied here, and then Lebedev later we will have a wave of graduates whose headed the University,” he said. great grandparents are our graduates.” Torkunov pointed out that “the School The guest of honor, Alexander Grushko, has a great number of achievements, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of but one thing is crystal clear: we have Russia (‘75) expressed his congratulations. to keep going. When I was the Dean of He read out a congratulatory address the School of International Relations in from Sergey Lavrov (‘72), the Minister of late 1980s, there were only two schools Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, of international relations – ours and the in which the minister emphasized: “The one at the RUDN University, well, and one School creates a talent pipeline for Russian more at Kiev University.
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