Alexander Nevsky’s Historic Choice and Its Significance

The image of Alexander Nevsky occupies a special place in historical memory. His choice in favor of Russia’s sovereign development as a civilizational state made it possible to preserve the foundations of national self-awareness. The panel will consider how events of the distant past continue to influence cultural identity and why reliance on traditional values remains crucial in today’s changing world.

Moderator:
Vladimir Legoyda, Acting Head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

Speakers:

1. Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation; Co-Chair, Russian Historical Society;
2. Ruslan Gagkuev, Chair of the Board, Russian Historical Society; Executive Director, History of the Fatherland Foundation;
3. Yury Nosov, Director General, Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library;
4. Alexei Sirenov, Director, St. Petersburg Institute of History, RAS;
5. Vladimir Kirillov, Director, State Memorial Museum of A. V. Suvorov;
6. Marat Mardanov, Director, Center for Humanitarian Studies, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
7. Liu Wenfei, member of the jury of the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize;
8. Miloš Ković, Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade;
9. Draga Mastilović, Director of the Institute of Historical Studies, University of East Sarajevo;
10. Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation — comment from the floor;
11. Dmitry Bak, Director of the State Museum of the History of Russian Literature named after V. I. Dahl — comment from the floor;
12. Maria Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia — video address.