Moscow Round Table: World War II Outcomes and the End of Colonialism

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1. ৯ জুন, ২০২৫ / ১৭৯ জন দেখেছেন

Hossain Mohammad Sagar:

On June 9, 2025, a round table “Results of World War II and the Collapse of the World Colonial System” was held at the Moscow House of Nationalities. It was organized by the Commission on Public Security and Public Diplomacy of the Council for Nationalities under the Government of Moscow and with the active participation of the Russian-African Club of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, the Association of Entrepreneurial Communities “United Center for Business Cooperation of the SCO” and the Public Diplomacy Foundation. The round table was held as part of the historical and patriotic project “Heirs of Russian Military Glory”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. The event was attended by diplomats, representatives of the scientific
and pedagogical community, national and cultural organizations, commissions of the Council for Nationalities under the Government of Moscow, opinion leaders and cultural figures.

The moderator was Berdnikov Aleksandr Fedorovich, Chairman of the Commission on Public Security and Public Diplomacy of the Council for Nationalities Affairs under the Government of Moscow, Executive Secretary of the Russian-African Club of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. He noted that the purpose of the round table is to analyze the main aspects and results of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War – military, geopolitical, diplomatic, economic, ethnodemographic, cultural and historical; to assess attempts to revise the results of the war, which pose a threat to the international authority and national security of Russia, as a successor state to the Soviet Union and a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

The Director of the State Budgetary Institution “MDN” Sergey Sergeevich Anufrienko gave a welcoming speech. He emphasized the world-historical significance of the Victory in World War II over fascism and Japanese militarism, which lies in the fact that humanity was saved from the threat of enslavement and an incentive for the rise of the national liberation and anti-colonialist movement appeared. Sergey Sergeevich noted that the events for the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War find a deep response in the souls of people and emphasize the greatness of the feat of the Soviet people – self-sacrifice for the glory of the Motherland.

The Round Table, in the course of the subsequent discussion, examined the results and consequences of World War II, the world-historical significance of the victory of the Soviet Union, the countries of the Anti-Hitler coalition over the ASI countries, the Yalta-Potsdam system of world order; the role of colonial and dependent countries of Asia and Africa in the victory over fascism and German National Socialism; forms and methods of countering the ideology and practice of neo-fascism and neo-Nazism at the present stage of historical development; mechanisms for countering the policy of manipulating the historical consciousness of citizens of Russia and foreign countries, especially young people; changes in the foreign and domestic policies of the countries of the Anti-Hitler coalition, the new foreign policy course of the collective West in relation to Russia and the countries of the Global South, a new stage in the anti-colonialist struggle of African peoples to strengthen the sovereignty of their countries.

The following took part in the work of the Round Table and made presentations: Platoshkin Nikolay Nikolaevich, Soviet and Russian diplomat, historian and political scientist, public and political figure, Doctor of Historical Sciences; Yakushev Mikhail Mikhailovich, First Secretary of the Historical and Documentary Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Candidate of Historical Sciences; Zenge Abeng Dolin Iness, Chairman of the Russia-Africa Youth Committee of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Federation; Soin Dmitry Yuryevich, political observer of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Zvezda”, Rector of the European Institute “JUSTO”, Candidate of Sociological Sciences; Sologubovsky Nikolay Alekseevich, journalist, writer, orientalist, full member of the International Public Organization “Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society”; Tudvaseva Tatyana Viktorovna, Corresponding Member of the Petrovskaya Academy of Arts and Science, Master of Fine Arts and Science, member of the Expert Council for Cooperation with African Countries of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, President of the International Association “GATINGO”; Boyanga Bosi Patrick, President of the Diaspora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Koryagina Inga Anatolyevna, Associate Professor of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Candidate of Historical Sciences, UN expert on international development, Director of International Development of the Russian-African Club of the Lomonosov Moscow State University; Kuznetsov Aleksey Andreevich, Head of Department of the Research Institute (Military History) of the Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel, Candidate of Historical Sciences; Basi Abbakar Hafiz Abdelshafi, Head of the Commission for Work with Youth of the Russian-African Club of the Lomonosov Moscow State University; Rusanova Olga Anatolyevna, Associate Professor of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Candidate of Historical Sciences; RANEPA students Arseniy Nikolaevich Zhilin, Vladislav Mikhailovich Kramskoy, Vladlena Vladimirovna Ponomareva, Ivan Aleksandrovich Levkovsky; Moskovsky Yuri Viktorovich, Chairman of the Commission on Migration Issues of the Council for Nationalities under the Government of Moscow, Director of the Information and Analytical Center “Prognoz” and projects of the “Good Neighborliness” Foundation; Krugovykh Igor Erikovich, Deputy Chairman of the Council for Nationalities under the Government of Moscow, Chairman of the Board of the ROO “Assembly of the Peoples of Russia”, Professor of RANEPA, Candidate of Historical Sciences.

Sergey Nikolaevich Chesnakov, academician of the Petrovskaya Academy of Sciences and Arts, expert of the Russian-African Club of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, spoke about promising projects in African countries; Alexander Nikolaevich Nenashev, member of the Board of Trustees, head of the scientific and practical center of the Delphic Games, candidate of legal sciences, spoke about the results of the Second World War.

The experts were unanimous in their opinion that our country’s decisive participation in achieving Victory over fascism in World War II was an event of planetary significance. As a result, a continental bloc led by the USSR was formed. The Soviet Union became a great world power, the influence of which extended to almost all continents. The discussion focused on issues of Russia’s cooperation with African countries in the field of culture, art and education; ideas were put forward to use art diplomacy as a tool for strengthening Russian-African ties and the creation of a Russian-African commission on military history. It was proposed to consistently improve the activities of the International Public Organization “Mirosozidanie”, which promotes peace and counteracts the ideas of Nazism. The meeting participants emphasized the importance of holding round tables, the possibility of involving young people, the need for further study and analysis of the history of World War II and its consequences.

It was reported that over the past decades since World War II, new centers of development and influence have emerged and are rapidly developing, and a polycentric multipolar world is being formed. The meeting participants expressed the opinion that it is necessary to expand contacts between such associations as the SCO, BRICS, ASEAN, and the EAEU. This is especially important in the context of the initiative put forward by Russian President V.V. Putin to form a Greater Eurasian Partnership. In Africa, this is the African Union, in the Middle East and North Africa, this is the Arab League, and in Latin America, this is the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. It was noted that Russian support and assistance is a powerful factor in strengthening the sovereignty of African countries.

The participants of the Round Table adopted an Appeal to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation with a request to consider the issue of perpetuating the memory of numerous representatives of African peoples – fighters against fascism, Nazism and colonialism in the ranks of the armed forces of the Anti-Hitler coalition and the European Resistance.

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