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St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) / Roscongress Foundation grew from the World Economic Forum.

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024

Opening Plenary Session

Featured at the Plenary Session

Aussie Cossack X Post dated June 6, 2024: "EXCLUSIVE: Russian political philosopher Aleksander Dugin admits the true role of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is actually a tool for promoting the emerging multipolar world order. BRICS 2.0 is the future of planet earth."

The featured short video introduced Vladimir Putin's speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum This set the tone for the conference, which was largely about the concept of Multipolarity. Notably, Aussie Cossack released a video of Aleksandr Dugin "admitting" that "the true role of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is actually a tool for promoting the emerging multipolar world order."

Summary

The narrator describes the history of European colonization and exploitation of other cultures over the past 500 years. It portrays this period as an era of subjugation, pillaging, and destruction of native nations, while Europe grew wealthy from the stolen resources. The author argues that the West still maintains a colonial mentality today, relying on dollar dependence and expecting other nations to follow rules they dictate. However, the narrator suggests that Russia is leading a shift towards a more just and multipolar world order. As a civilization state that has resisted Western colonization for centuries, Russia is inspiring other nations to reject colonial rule and embrace an economic system based on principles of justice. New centers of power and growth are emerging, with unique technologies and solutions that can compete globally. The narrator sees this as the foundation for a multi-polar world where all nations have an equal voice.

Transcript (Verbatim)

In the middle of the 15th century, Europe was exploring the world in different parts of the world's oceans. There were full-scale expeditions of ships. The Age of Discovery disguised the unpleasant reality that it was an era of colonization and pillaging of the world. Colonizers subjugated nations and brought destruction, but the rebirth of civilization looked like the ships returning to their motherland full of wealth. European cities were becoming wealthier, while subjugated nations lost their identity and became poor.

In the next 500 years, the European civilization robbed India, America, China, and other cultures. There were reservations created for native nations, and hundreds of thousands of people were sold into slavery. In the current conditions, the colonial march of the West did not stop. The pillaging became even more hypocritical with dollar dependence. Hundreds of years of living at the expense of others gave the Western world the mentality of a colonizer. They say that they invented the rules, and you have to follow them. They have always demanded that, but now a new time has come - the time of justice, honesty, and equality.

Russia is a civilization state, the only one in the history of humankind that managed to stand up to Western colonization in more than a thousand years of its history. Russia defended itself against attempts to invade it, defending its traditions. It is Russia, at the beginning of the 21st century, that led the fight of the nations for the New World Order. Russia refused to follow the rules invented by someone else and to play into the hands of colonizers. Russia inspired nations with the ideas of a multi-polar world during the shaping of the new world.

There is a change in the economy, with new centers of power and development. Economic colonialism is substituted with an economic order based on the principles of justice. The new points of growth that have unique technologies and solutions are prepared to compete successfully and find a new niche in the global arena. The basis for a multipolar world is shaping up.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Programme for 2024:

‘the Empire Of Evil’: Has The West Successfully Demonized Russia?

From description of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024 Panel Discussion: ‘the Empire Of Evil’: Has The West Successfully Demonized Russia? panel discussion:,

"Western political elites and media have spent decades cultivating a negative image of Russia. Over the past two years demonisation of Russia has reached new levels. The country is now seen as a threat to the whole of Europe. Claims that the conflict in Ukraine is just the first step have become axiomatic in Western discourse. Has the West's smear campaign succeeded? Are people in NATO countries convinced that Russia is to be feared? Is there consensus among the EU nations and the U.S.? Which trends in which countries dominate in 2024?

Moderator

• Oksana Boyko, Host, Correspondent of the Directorate of Broadcasting Programs in English, RT TV Channel

Panellists

• Alexander von Bismarck, Chairman, Bismarck Dialogue
• Karin Kneissl, Head, Center G.O.R.K.I. (Geopolitical Observatory for Russia's Key Issues) SPbU; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria (2017–2019)
• Andrew P. Napolitano, Best-selling author, legal commentator, New Jersey Supreme Court Judge (1987−1995)
• Tara Reade, Writer, Publicist; assistant to the President of the United States of America Joseph Biden (1992–1993)
• Scott Ritter, UN Weapons Inspector (1991−1998)
• Jackson Hinkle, Blogger, Influencer, Political Commentator

Additional Panels

Jackson Hinkle posted on X on June 1, 2024:,

"This week, I’m honored to be traveling to Russia for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. I will be speaking in three panels at the forum with the following distinguished guests:

1. The Panel on Philosophy & Geopolitics of a Multipolar World will be hosted by Professor Alexander Dugin on June 6th at 17:00 MSK, and I’ll be speaking alongside Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Xi Jinping Advisor Professor Zhang Weiwei, Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Zwelivelile Mandlesizwe Dalibhunga Mandela, Konstantin Malofeev, Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar.

2. At the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation I will be speaking at the panel on The New Media of a Multipolar World on June 8th at 10:00AM MSK. I will be joined alongside media leaders & CEO's from around China and Russia.

3. I will also be participating in a third panel titled: Has the West Succeeded in Demonizing Russia, which will be hosted by RT on June 7th at 10:30AM MSK. I will be speaking alongside Scott Ritter, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tara Reade and others.

Looking forward to the forum and I hope to meet many of you there!

Roscongress Foundation

Vladimir Putin created his own version of the World Economic Forum in 1997, initially referred to as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), and renamed to the Roscongress Foundation on December 4, 2015.

An article at Russian state propaganda outlet Sputnik dated June 3, 2017 titled "Klaus Schwab Acknowledged SPIEF Now on Par With Davos Forum - Sberbank CEO" claims that World Economic Forum leader Klaus Schwab "acknowledged that the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) has now become as well-known and prestigious as WEF":

"Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF), acknowledged that the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) has now become as well-known and prestigious as WEF, Sberbank CEO German Gref said Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The CEO of the largest Russian bank noted that a forum's success cannot be measured by the number of agreements signed at the event because a lot of work precedes any deal and a forum is only used as a platform for signing the agreement.

"The success must be measured in terms of the number of participants and the effectiveness of the negotiations held, the potential of the negotiations, the potential deals," Gref added.

'As a whole the forum, the organization of the forum is on a good level. The founder and head of the Davos World Economic Forum professor Schwab… said that if before we were transferring experience to the St. Petersburg Forum, now we can state that we are the two equal forums. It is a very high appraisal from a person who had created the largest forum in the world," Gref said.

Gref also noted the more prominent makeup of the forum participants in 2017.

"This year the interest to Russia, to the investment in Russia is obviousely higher than the previous [year]," Gref noted.

According to the Sberbank CEO, the bank held a lot of events and meetings as part of the forum.

The 21st annual SPIEF is a major global platform for business representatives where crucial economic issues are discussed. SPIEF is held between Thursday and Saturday. Sputnik is an official media partner of the forum.