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Political scientists: An outlook for year 00 No. 2, 2011 52 A genius Konstantin of Kyrgyz Zatulin: poetrypo Black sea – Caspian Sea region and stability of Eurasia Islam and… political reforms? Astana - Viktor Khmarin: “City“City ofof Peace”P Our priority is the civil society THE GOLDEN DUET FROM BAKU Th e riot of Moldavian colour в СТУПиТЕЛЬНОЕСЛОВО INTRODUCTION фото: Архив phото: ARCHIVES According to the rotation principle, the chairmanship of the International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (BSCSIF) was handed over for the next two years from Romania to Russia. Viktor KHMARIN, a well-known lawyer elected to be the new President shares his thoughts with our readers. THE IDEA OF CIVIL SOCIETY AS A PRIORITY Mr. President, what priorities have are citizens, they have their rights The middle class is rather an eco- you pointed out for yourself for and responsibilities that must be nomic category, when a certain set of the coming term? respected and implemented, they are material wealth and welfare is con- I think that the formation and part of society and have to organize sidered, but in a civil society may be strengthening of civil society in all this society, so that they, their chil- also present people of lesser wealth, countries within the Fund should dren and their grandchildren would but with reason and heart, who are be the priority of the Fund, and not live in a civilized country with a aware of their citizenship and require only during my presidency. Unfor- healthy environment, where the rule from the government to respect their tunately, at this moment we can’t of law prevails, all the institutions of civil rights. Msay that this problem has been com- governmental power function and pletely solved in at least a country. there is no corruption. A society can What specific ways of solving this There is no country with a healthy be called civilized when it is obvious issue do you see? civil society. What is a civil society for it that corruption is a dead-end Every country has its traditions, its then? It’s not a golf-club or a circle road. We need to fight it as against role in the process of geopolitical of friends- cynologists. This is not national scale crime. Not to imitate unification, the development of civil an inert mass, which runs to vote this fight, as it happens sometimes society has its own aspects for each at whistling in response to petty in some countries... country. Nevertheless, the fundamen- handouts. Civil society is a social tal liberal ideas and the basic factors layer which is aware of its political Does the emergence of civil soci- of state development are a part of an and economic interests and has the ety, in your opinion, have some- objective category, too, as the ongo- ability to legally pursue them. These thing to do with the formation of ing scientifically natural evolution is. are people who understand that they the middle class? We just need to understand that the INTRODUCTION 2 3 CONTENTS EVENTSAND PEOPLE PHOTO: ARCHIVES ESANDVENT PEOPLE THE IDEA OF CIVIL SOCIETY BAKU DUET: TO THE TOPS OF GLORY / 7 AS A PRIORITY THECOUNTRIES OF THE REGION In this section we will present to our readers another role of the personality in the forma- country member of the Black Sea Caspian Sea No. 2, 2011 tion of public institutions or civil International Fund ____________________________________________________________ society is such that these processes EDITORIAL BOARD can be either accelerated or delayed. KAZAKHSTAN Either ways it will still happen in var- THE SNOW LEOPARD IS PREPARING TO JUMP / 8 Mahir N.Quarayev, Azerbaijan ious countries. Neither can we hide Tamaz Beradze, from globalization or the interna- The Hostess of the session, INTERVIEW Prof., Deputy Editor, Georgia BSCSIF Vice-President Lydia tional division of labor. It is only nec- Romanchuk (on the foreground) KONSTANTIN ZATULIN: REGION, SIGNIFICANT Murat Auezov, Kazakhstan essary the shifting process to evolve March 2011, Chisinau. BSCSIF President Iulian Fota (at the right) passes has done everything to make the FOR THE WELL-BEING OF WHOLE EURASIA / 12 Bayan Sarigulov, Kyrgyzstan in a civilized manner, considering the the symbolic key, along with the presidency of the Fund to Russia’s guests feel at home, including Mikhail Sinelnikov, Russia representative Viktor Khmarin during the friendly meeting at interests of the countries where real the “La Botul Calului” restaurant IDEASAND REOPLE Corneliu Vlad, Deputy Editor, Romania people live. Çağrı Erhan, Prof. Dr., Turkey BLACK SEA-CASPIAN SEA REGION: Inside the building of the Academy of AN OULTLOOK FOR YEAR 2050 / In this context, what kinds of tools Sciences of Moldova, its President Acad. 16 Editor-in-Chief: Vyacheslav Samoshkin are there within the Black Sea - Gheorghe Duca was welcoming the participants of the 6th session of the Fund’s English version: Olga Condratiuc Caspian Sea Fund? Board of Directors Art Director: Dan Mihalache As our Fund is an NGO, it has ad- ____________________________________________________________ equate tools. No one keeps us from The Magazine is being published analyzing processes that occur in by the International Fund For Cooperation each state. If we involved our experts, and Partnership of the Black Sea we would be able to give recom- and the Caspian Sea mendations, make ratings for various institutions of public life from differ- President: Viktor Khmarin ent countries. And nobody wants to POLITICAL REFORMS AND ISLAM: Secretary General and Vice-President: be the last one - everyone wants to FETHULLAH GULEN’S VIEW Eldar Hasanov be first. / 27 The young project team of the Fund Economic and Financial Affairs But as water wears away the stone, has also visited Chisinau; Vice-President STUDENTS’MERIDIAN Counsellor: Marcela Curmei all of these evolutions will eventually Eldar Hasanov made a picture to Project Manager: Felicia Scoarta remember with the team GATES INTO THE WORLD OF EAST / happen, including the formation of 24 Counsellor: Luiza Popa civil society. Gradually, they will find ____________________________________________________________ the right trend for their development. improvement - put suitable instal- and useful for now. For example, let’s PROJECTS,PROJECTS ISSN 2069 – 766X lation, analyze how things are go- work on the upgrading the educa- A START IN LIFE TO INNOVATIONS / 28 ISSN-L = 2069 – 766X Apparently, a certain project of ing, make recommendations on the tional process technology. We have Printed at the Fund can serve as a tool? basis of these studies, observe how observed the presentations of the PAGESOF HISTORY RH Printing Bucharest Yes, we have a large number of pro- the authorities of various countries guys from Romanian and Turkish VOLGA-DON CANAL: FIRST ATTEMPTS / 32 jects that may be interesting to the respond to these recommendations. companies. They have new techno- countries of the region, including on Consequently, give feedback on their logical methods of how to improve EX LIBRIS environment, particularly on waste- reaction. the degree of learning. They help CASPIAN SEA – AN AREA OF PEACE AND CONSENT / 34 ____________________________________________________________ water treatment, waste management, students understand more deeply The opinions expressed by the authors etc. We have a site where we post In our opinion, how can the and easily, to memorize on a long GALLERY do not necessarily reflect the views of the these projects and look for partners performances of the Fund be term basis the things that we once MOLDOVA’S PAINTING: «Dialogue of the Seas» editors. for their implementation. We can improved, taking into account its crammed and could not memorize. When using the material, the reference two-year work experience? TRADITION AND INNOVATION / cultivate reason, kindness and eternal They present astronomy, chemistry, 38 to the magazine is obligatory. values, which is - to offer new tech- For an international fund two years and physics by an example of mod- ____________________________________________________________ nologies, new vendors, advertise all is a very short period of time. In fact, els: the universe, molecules, atoms... BSCSIFCHRONICLE / 40 EDITORIAL ADDRESS: this, bring together manufacturers any such fund accumulates tradi- When these models strike with their Bucharest, 13-19 Alecu Rusoo street, sector 2. and consumers of certain products. tions, people and relations. But it visibility like that, you memorize it THE”NEW SILK ROAD” POETIC ANTHOLOGY Tel: +40 21 211 1151, +40 21 211 1152; This communication function is be- takes time. It is important for the instantly, because it’s interesting. If WITH THE GOLDEN EAGLE ON THE SLEEVE / 41 fax: +40 21 211 4094; ing managed by the BSCSIF Econom- Fund to be engaged in a useful work we can support such initiatives and e-mail: [email protected] ic department. Also, make specific for the countries in the region. It is promote them widely in the coun- NWSE FROM THE REGION / 42 contribution to the environmental necessary to point out what is prior tries of our jurisdiction then we will 4 5 INTRODUCTION ESANDVENT PEOPLE TEXT: VYACHESLAV SHALAEV PHOTO: ARCHIVES THE IDEA OF CIVIL SOCIETY money that the Fund will raise from to build economic and cultural rela- AS A PRIORITY the promotion of propitious pro- tions, a non-governmental organiza- grams, it will use to implement its tion has the specific tools and capa- BAKU DUET: goals and objectives. bilities. It is sometimes difficult to make a very good job, because