... some poems.
This collection of poems is titled, “Escape.” It has your picture. You are very young here. This poem was written when you already worked at the UN. The first quatrain reads as follows:
We were born in the shade of the great MGIMO
The fairest of all earthly dynasties.
So many generations have been woven forever here,
May God grant it immortality and happiness.
You dedicated these lines to your alma mater.
Sergey Lavrov:
Yes, I did. Now, they have become the MGIMO anthem ...
As part of seminar "Helsinki +40 Process: Prospects for Strengthening the OSCE" organized jointly by the Russian International Affairs Council and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE PA members visited MGIMO-University to meet Russian undergraduates and postgraduates.
The gathering was addressed by Joao SOARES, Chairman of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Transparency and co-chair of "Helsinki+40" project; Spencer OLIVER, Secretary General ...
On June 26, 2014, the MGIMO ASEAN Center held a roundtable on Russian-Chinese relations in the context of global political and economic transformations, with RIAC represented by Media and Government Relations Manager Anton Tsvetov.
The Russian side included Viktor Sumsky, ...
... USSR’s market for likewise a myriad of reasons; with Ukraine being the final element in the formation, as Kazakhstan and Belarus are already sitting in the dugout. In this post we will explore this contest with fresh insight from this week’s MGIMO experts’ discussion, which could not be timelier as next month we could see a key playoff at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. In all, Please Enjoy & Feel Free to Comment!
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A Pleasant Surprise:
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On September 25, RIAC presented its English-language collection of articles "Migration in Russia. 2000-2013" to the Club of Ambassadors of Russia's Neighbor States that regularly holds its sessions at MGIMO-University under the patronage of its Rector
Anatoly Torkunov
.
Migration was chosen as the subject of the ambassadors' gathering due to the urgency of the issue in view of current international situation and its relevance for Russia's foreign ...
... tactical interests of Russia and India
.”
The above statement presents the stance presented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeyev at conference “The New Contours of Russian-Indian Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” opened at MGIMO-University on May 21. On the Indian side, the organizer is the Indian Council of World Affairs, India's oldest think tank and long-time MGIMO partner. The Conference is to peak by the visit of the Indian delegation to RIAC to discuss its working ...
... organizations. Possessing quite a number of competitive advantages in the field, Moscow is able to offer new opportunities to its foreign partners.
Early this week, the context has highlighted the First Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit organized basically by the MGIMO-University Russia-ASEAN Center and held at its premises.
The Summit participants were addressed by prominent Russian and foreign diplomats and businesspersons, among them MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov, Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, Singapore ...
On March 12, RIAC representatives Anton Tsvetov and Vladimir Morozov attended the opening ceremony of academic conference "
BRICS in the Modern World: Specifics and Prospects for Strategic Partnership
" in MGIMO-University. The forum gathered young foreign policy scholars, as well as undergraduates from RIAC partner universities and corporate member organizations, among them MGIMO, Higher School of Economics, University of Peoples' Friendship, Financial ...
On February 21, RIAC representatives Vladimir Morozov and Anton Tsvetov attended the opening ceremony of the G20 Model Simulation at MGIMO-University. Held for the second time, the event hosted undergraduates not only from MGIMO but also Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Higher School of Economics, Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University. The program included simulation ...
RIAC President Igor Ivanov, RIAC General Director Andrei Kortunov, and program director Ivan Timofeev had a consulting meeting with the Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Anatoly Torkunov and provost of MGIMO-University, Artem Malgin, on the prospects of interaction between RIAC and MGIMO-University.
The main issue discussed at the meeting was joint work on ...
