CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND NATIONAL INTERESTS
Contemporary Global Challenges and National Interests: the 16th International Likhachov Scientific Conference, May 19–21, 2016. – St. Petersburg: SPbUHSS, 2016. – 244 p. – ISBN 978-5-7621-0885-0.
The proceedings of the Plenary session, Panel discussions and Round Table of 16th International Likhachov Scientific Conference are published in the collection. The Conference took place on May 19–21, 2016 in the St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin “On Perpetuating the Memory of D. S. Likhachov”. Representatives of about 30 states took part in 16th Conference.
The President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin has highly evaluated the role of the Reading saying in his welcoming speech that at the forum, which “has become a really big event and a wonderful tradition in public, spiritual life of the country… the agenda of the meetings always includes the most urgent humanitarian, civilization problems having exceptional importance for the present and the future of Russia”.