Valdai Club

Pavel Gudev

Kira Godovanyuk

Anirban Ganguly

Denis Golubev

Dmitry Gorenburg

Svetlana Gavrilova

Roland Goetz

Gulnara Gadzhimuradova

Jean-Marie Guéhenno

Igor Gretskiy

Russian Federation

Cand.Sc.(History), Assistant Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University.

Materials

The 70th Session of the UN General Assembly: Summing up the General Debate

In the 70 years of its existence, the UN has greatly contributed to fighting hunger and poverty, pandemics and aftermath of disasters. However, it has been less effective in preventing regional armed conflicts and maintaining peace.

Solidarity Movement and Poland’s Democratic Evolution

In its 35-year history Solidarity went through a number of transformations. It was a workers’ union, an underground opposition movement, a political party and a member of the governing coalition. More importantly, Solidarity served as a platform for civil education, self-organization and consolidation for millions of Poles.

Polish Presidential Elections - 2015: Afterword

Compared to Bronislaw Komorowski, the new Polish president's rhetoric towards Russia will be somewhat harsher. Whether it will become a part of the official position of the Polish government will depend on the ability of the PiS to take advantage of its success at the upcoming autumnal parliamentary elections this year.