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St. Petersburg 2007 RUSSIAN ACADEMY of SCIENCES 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 This is the Fifteenth Conference (initially named ‘The Days of Science in SPbUHSS’ ) and the Seventh in the status of the International Likhachov Conference St. Petersburg 2007 ББК 72 Д44 Scientific editor Professor A. S. Zapesotsky, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 7th International Likhachov Scientific Conference, Chairman of the Executive Committee of St. Petersburg Intelligentsia Congress, President of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, Dr. Sc. (Cultural Studies), Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation Editor of the English language edition Professor S. R. Abramov, Dr. Sc. (Philology), English Chair of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences Recommended to be published by the editorial board of SPbUHSS Minutes No. 17, 29.06.07 Promoters and participants of the Conference express profound gratitude to the company Xerox Eurasia for the support of this publication Dialogue of Cultures and Civilizations in the Global World: The 7th International Likhachov Scientific Conference, May 24–25, 2007. — SPb.: SPbUHSS Publishers, 2007. — 78 p. ISBN 978-5-7621-0392-3 This book contains proceedings of the 7th International Likhachov Scientific Conference held on May 24–25, 2007, at St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, in accordance with the Decree of President of Russia V.V. Putin ‘On perpetuating the memory of Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov’. In papers and speeches presented at the plenary session, round table and eight workshops, famous Russian and foreign scientists, political and public figures, authorities on practical activities from many countries of the world analyze fundamental matters of the contemporary global society, typical features of culture and civilizations dialogue, major trends in the spheres of education, the humanities and cultures. The conference was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. This edition is intended for the academic community, specialists in different areas of social and humanitarian knowledge, as well as higher education students and post-graduates. ББК 72 ISBN 978-5-7621-0392-3 © SPbUHSS Publishers, 2007 CONTENTS ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ............................................................................................ 6 DECREE OF PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ‘ON PERPETUATING THE MEMORY OF DMITRY SERGEYEVICH LIKHACHOV’ ..................................................................... 8 ADDRESSES OF V. V. PUTIN, PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ............................................................................................ 9 GREETINGS TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 7th INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ........................... 10 Plenary session DIALOGUE OF CULTURES & CIVILIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD PRESIDIUM OF THE 7th INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ...................................... 15 HEADS OF SECTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 17 PRESENTATIONS, SPEECHES, GREETING MESSAGES .................................................................................. 18 A. S. ZAPESOTSKY, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 7th International Likhachov Scientific Conference, Chairman of the Executive Committee of St. Petersburg Intelligentsia Congress, President of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, Dr. Sc. (Cultural Studies), Professor, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation GREETING MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TO THE 7th INTERNATIONAL LIKHACHOV SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ........................... 18 D. A. GRANIN, Writer, member of the Executive Committee of St. Petersburg Intelligentsia Congress, Doctor honoris causa of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Honoured Citizen of St. Petersburg, Hero of Socialist Labour THOUGHTS ON CONSCIENCE ....................................................................................... 20 M. B. PIOTROVSKY, Chairman of St. Petersburg Intelligentsia Congress, Director of the State Hermitage, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sc. (History), Professor DIALOGUE OF CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD ........................ 23 A. A. KOKOSHIN, Chairman of the Committee on CIS issues and relations with compatriots of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Director of Institute of Issues of International Security of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dean of the Department of World Policy, Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences CULTURE AND NATIONAL-CIVILIZATION IDENTITY OF THE MODERN GREAT POWER .................................................................................. 26 4 DIALOGUE OF CULTURES & CIVILIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD L. JINGJIE, President of Chinese Association of Research of Russia, Eastern Europe and Middle Asia, member of the National Political Consultative Committee of Chinese People’s Republic, academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Studies ADOPTION OF THE WESTERN CULTURE: NO BIAS EITHER TO THE ‘LEFT’ OR TO THE ‘RIGHT’ CAN BE ALLOWED .......................................................................... 28 M. M. JOSHI, Member of Parliament of India, Doctor DIALOGUE OF CULTURES AND CIVILISATIONS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD ........................ 31 Y. S. VASILYEV, President of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Presidium of All-Russia Council of Presidents of Universities and member of the Presidium of St. Petersburg Council of Rectors of Universities, Dr. Sc. (Engineering), professor GREETING MESSAGE TO THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ........................................... 33 A. O. CHUBARYAN, Director of Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, President of State University of the Humanities, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sc. (History), Professor DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE STUDIES AS MEANS FOR THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS ............................................................................. 33 N. AL-ATTAR, Vice-President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Doctor THE DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS: MUTUAL AID AND PARTNERSHIP ........................... 34 A. V. SALTANOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of President of the Russian Federation on the Middle-East Issues ISSUES OF INTERCIVILIZATIONAL CONTACTS IN THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES ................................................................................. 36 A. A. GUSEYNOV, Director of Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS?.......................................... 39 R. X. KHOKHAR, Special Representative of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM: CAUSES & REMEDIES ............................................. 43 G. A. YAGODIN, Professor of Russian Chemical-Engineering University named after D. I. Mendeleyev (Moscow), academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Dr. Sc. (Chemistry) EDUCATION AT THE MODERN STAGE ............................................................................ 44 V. V. POPOV, Ambassador at large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Director of the Centre for Partnership of Civilizations of the Scientific-Coordination Council on International Researches of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ON PARTNERSHIP OF CIVILIZATIONS .......................................................................... 45 G. M. REZNIK, President of the Lawyer’s Chamber of Moscow, Chair of Law at the Academic Law University of Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, M. A. (Law), Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation CULTURE AND LAW IN THE MODERN GLOBALIZING WORLD .......................................... 48 A. A. LIKHANOV, Writer, Chairman of the Russian Children Foundation, academician of the Russian Academy of Education PRECEPTS OF DMITRY SERGEYEVICH LIKHACHOV IN ACTION (А greeting message for the Conference participants) ........................................................ 50 Contents 5 V. P. KAZARIN, First Deputy Chairman of Sevastopol City Administration, Dr. Sc. (Philology), Professor GLOBALIZATION AS OBLIGATORY ELEMENT OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION A greeting message to the Conference participants ............................................................. 51 F. A. ASADULLIN, Head of the Scientific Department of the Council of Muftis of Russia, Sheikh ISLAMIC-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF RUSSIA (Experience elicitation) ..................................
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