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Prof. Yuri Gromyko Takes Up |
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A major, three-part article by Prof. Yuri Gromyko has appeared in the daily on-line publication Russky Zhurnal (also known by the name of its English edition, The Russian Journal), on the occasion of the Johannesburg Earth Summit. The installments are in the Aug. 26, Aug. 29 and Sept. 3 issues. Under the title "Problems of Sustainable Development: Are We Prepared For This Discussion?", Gromyko takes up the theme Lyndon LaRouche has established in his dialogue with the Russian intelligentsia during recent years: what Russia's mission should be in the current world crisis.
Yuri Gromyko centers his article on the Eurasian Land-Bridge, which he introduces this way: "The well-known economist and Democratic Party Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche argues that Russia's mission, which should be the basis for the national leadership to define strategic goals, is bound up with mastery of the expanses of Eurasia. Russia, uniquely, could take on the function of building a geo-strategic land-bridge between Europe and the expanses of Central Asia, making possible the transport of innovative technologies from Europe into the territories of Asia. This transportation of inventions, discoveries and technological innovations could be organized through the creation of so-called corridors of development, along the transport arteries." Gromyko goes on to demand the overthrow of the notion of "sustainable development". This article radically departs from the ordinary fare offered by Russky Zhurnal, which is a project of the self-styled "game technician" and informal Kremlin adviser Gleb Pavlovsky, and is widely read in Russian government, business, media and other circles. -30- Return to the Home Page |