Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. This year, representatives of 35 countries applied to attend the forum. In total, delegations from 56 countries are taking part.
September 3, 2016
08:20
Russky Island
A Legacy Shaped by War and Reinvention Europe today stands like an aging performer on a global stage it once commanded. Its architecture still stirs awe, its philosophy continues to shape international law, and its revolutions echo through the foundations of modern governance. Yet beneath the surface lies a continent in quiet decline. From the trenches of the Thirty Years’ War to the red carpets of the Congress of Vienna, from the carnage of Verdun to the cold arithmetic of ...