By Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΠΈΡ Π°ΠΉΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ
ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΠΈΡ Π°ΠΉΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½
ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π² ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠ΅. ΠΠ³ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ, ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΎΠΌ, Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π² Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΡ ΠΈ Π±Π΅ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅. ΠΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π°ΡΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ, ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°Π» Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΡ, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²ΠΎΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Β«ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π²Π½Π΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈΒ».
ΠΡΠ° ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²Π·Π³Π»ΡΠ΄ Π½Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ², Π·Π½Π°Π²ΡΠΈΡ Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½Π° Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Β«Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π΄Π²ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Β». ΠΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½Π°, ΠΎΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π² Π‘ΠΠ Ρ 1984 ΠΏΠΎ 2015 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π°ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ. ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ β ΡΡΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ½ΠΎΡΠ° Π€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½Π°, ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΡΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.
Valentin Mikhailovich Falin
Valentin Falin is presented as a unique phenomenon in Soviet diplomacy, politics, and science. His personality was forged by knowledge, experience, character, and destiny, which instilled in him principles and fearlessness. By not conforming to circumstances and staying true to his convictions, he sometimes faced criticism, but today he is remembered as the embodiment of a 'principled foreign policy'.
This book offers a distinctive perspective on his life and work. The first section features notes from contemporaries who knew Falin personally, referring to him as 'A Man Between Two Eras'. The second section includes Falin's articles published in the media from 1984 to 2015, which remain remarkably relevant. The final section comprises Falin's personal notebook entries, revealing his innermost thoughts and concerns.