George Plekhanov's Ideological and Theoretical Heritage and the Present-Day World

Dear colleagues!

11 December, 2006 is the 150-ieth anniversary of the birth of George Plekhanov, the outstanding Russian philosopher, one of the founders of the "Emancipation of Labour" Group and the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, the Party's spokesman for the International II. George Plekhanov has considerably contributed to the history of Marxist social thought and working class movement.

To commemorate the event the Plekhanov House - the National Library of Russia department - in association with the Russian Academy of Sciences and foreign academic institutions, political parties and social groups is organizing an International Conference "George Plekhanov's Ideological and Theoretical Heritage and the Present-Day World", to be held on 11-12 December, 2006.

The meeting will focus on George Plekhanov's theoretical concept and address general problems of historical development and socio-political activities in the modifying world.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the forum we are inviting those, who are interested to participate in the forum, to send offers and abstracts (about 4000 signs) by 5 April, 2006.

Organizing Committee Chairman
Dr. Vladimir N. Zaitsev,
General Director
Organizing Committee Vice-chairman
Dr. Tatiana I. Filimonova,
Head of the Plekhanov House