Information.

On April 25th, 2006 in St.-Petersburg took place the Constituent Conference of “Scientific and Educational society of Antonio Gramshi”. The following questions were discussed at the Conference:
1. Establishment of A.Gramshi Society.
2. Acceptance of the program document of the Society – Declaration.
3. Acceptance of the Charter of the Society
4. Election of agencies of the Society.
5. Some questions of current work.
6. Acceptance of the plan of activity for the nearest period.

Conference has decided to found “Scientific and Educational society of Antonio Gramshi”.
The Declaration and the Charter of the Society is accepted. The plan of work for the nearest period is coordinated.

Executive director of the A.Gramshi Society.
Andrey I. Skobelev.

APPENDIX.

The declaration.

The end of XX century and the beginning of XXI century are characterized by the global changes, that consequences are difficult for presenting us now. Events that have put an end to an epoch of post-war world are falling of the system of falseness -socialism in the USSR and its satellites in the East Europe, approach of a neo-Conservative wave everywhere in the world, crisis of traditional Stalinists and Trotskyites Communist Parties, activization of new players on the world chessboard of geopolitical opposition.

At a level of economy neo-conservatives have lifted a banner of market fundamentalism and curtailment of " the social state “. At a level of global geopolitics the extremely right layers of ruling elite have rallied around of idea of the unipolar world. It is hegemony of the United States of America. The aggressive foreign policy of the USA has already born the bloody fruits in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia. The reactionary clique, desperately trying to keep its lead positions, is going to strike a blow across Iran and other sovereign states.

Neoliberal economic re-structuring strikes a blow on rather high standard of living which has historically developed in the developed countries of the Europe and America after II WW. On the other hand, inside of western societies there are numerous enclaves not integrated "outsiders" – immigrants from the poorly countries of Asia and Latin America. They realize themselves as differing with to values of a liberal society formation, act with requirements (frequently in the false form of religious fundamentalism) social justice.

The aggressive policy of neo-Conservative gegemonists causes resistance of elites and fair indignation of people of Asia and Latin America. However it would be a tragical error to welcome “ war of civilizations ”.

The regim of state-oligarchical capitalism has affirmed in Russia. A policy of ruling russian elite represents the game of balancing on various interests of the international powers and blocks on foreign-policy arena and groupings of bureaucracy and oligarchy inside of the country.
The superproblem of a regim is to keep the status quo of results of extortionate privatization, is to provide a handover of power to a caste of the maximum bureaucrats and oligarches, is to block any attempt to direct the country on a way of the valid democracy. The model a software-dictatorship, dictatorship of an epoch of postmodernism and media totalitarianism is created in Russia. But we should not err, that such dictatorship can not only smile, but also show an animal grin.

In sphere of a public idea we see, that "mainstream" is now liberally-fundamentalist, or religious-fundamentalist way of thinking. The theoretical discourse of “Old Left“ is in a deep crisis. “Old Left“ promptly loses their positions in molecular war for minds and hearts and cannot conquer ideological hegemony in the society. However the classical democratic idea also is washed away and falls before the attack of ideology of the total market. Ideals of Freedom, Reason and democracy appear in a neoliberalists mirror as the antithetic.


In a society there is a need for the new ideological project. It should overcome the moments that are inadequate to a modern reality. It should be an ideological kernel of formation of political alternative to totalitarian liberalism.

And now the role of the valid intellectuals increases. They should articulate real social interests. Intellectuals should on high basis of knowledge and ethical principles to comprehend processes occuring in the world, to arm will to action by clearness of understanding, invincible strategy and tactics.

In assistance to the decision of this problem we see our nearest purpose.

St.– Petersburg.
25 April 2006 г.