In Moscow Russian and International Experts will discuss the Core Values That Modern Society Can Pass on to New Generations

At the strategic session "Legacy of the Future: what will we pass on to the next generation?" Shaman and the grandchildren of Fidel Castro and Charles de Gaulle will discuss which spiritual values to pass on to their descendants.

Strategic session "Legacy of the Future: what will we pass on to the next generation?" will take place on September 11, 2026 in Moscow in the context of preparations for the Second World Public Assembly "New World: Values that Unite", which will be held on September 18-19, 2026 in Moscow. Participants from China, the United States, France, Cuba and Russia will discuss what values can unite people from different countries and what of what has been created by the current generation should become the legacy of the future.

Representatives of public diplomacy, science, culture, the international expert community and public policy are invited to participate:

• Andrey Belyaninov — Secretary General of the World Peoples Assembly, Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO;

• Svetlana Smirnova — Chairperson of the General Council of the World Peoples Assembly, First Deputy Secretary General of the World Peoples Assembly, Member of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations of the Russian Federation;

• Tsegae Chama (Ethiopia) — Secretary General of the Global Black Centre;

• Alexey Maslov - Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor;

• Yaroslav Dronov (Shaman) — singer, composer, songwriter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation;

• Fidel Antonio Castro-Smirnov (Cuba) — Academician of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, Professor at the University of Havana;

• Pierre de Gaulle (France) - is a French public figure, Deputy Chairman of the jury of the International Tolstoy Peace Prize.;

• Liu Wenfei (China) — writer, translator, public figure; Doctor of Philology, Professor, former head of the Chinese Association for the Study of Russian Literature, Vice-President of the Chinese Association for the Study of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia; foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences;

• Charles Bausman - Russian and American journalist and public figure living in Russia; publisher of Russia Insider.

The discussion will be based on the results of an international survey conducted during registration for the Second World Public Assembly. The analysis included 1013 detailed answers about values from representatives of 79 countries. A total of 97 countries and territories were represented in applications for participation in the Second World Public Assembly at the time of the study.

The survey showed that people from all over the world focus primarily on the values of human communication and interaction. Among the leading semantic categories:

• dialogue and mutual understanding (31.2%),

• respect and dignity (29.5%),

• cultural diversity (29.1%),

• kindness, mercy and empathy (27.5%),

• unity and solidarity (23.1%).

Cooperation and partnership, responsibility to future generations, peace, trust and honesty, creativity, education and historical memory are also among the significant topics.

The results of the study will give rise to an expert discussion about which values resonate with people of different cultures and social traditions, what is common in these ideas, and how value orientations can be embodied in education, culture, public practices, international cooperation, and specific projects aimed at future generations.

The main question of the session: Which of the things created and understood by our generation should become the legacy for the future — and what decisions should be taken today so that knowledge, culture and values become a sustainable basis for the development of society?

Among the issues for discussion:

• What values do people from different countries consider capable of uniting humanity, and what do the results of an international survey of participants in the Second World Public Assembly say about the shared values of the modern world?

• Which of the knowledge, cultural and historical heritage, moral guidelines and social practices of the current generation is important to preserve and pass on to the next generations?

• Can dignity, respect, trust, responsibility, dialogue and mutual understanding become a common language of people from different countries and cultures?

• What shapes a young person's value orientations to a greater extent today — family, education, culture, society, or the digital environment?

• What human qualities are becoming particularly important in the era of artificial intelligence and rapid technological development?

• How can we preserve cultural and national identity and at the same time develop international public dialogue, mutual understanding and cooperation?

• How can historical memory and cultural heritage be preserved, making them a living part of the experience of future generations?

• How can we hear the voice of youth and include the younger generation in determining the future they will live in?

• What mechanisms are needed to ensure that values are translated into education, culture, public initiatives, international projects, and sustainable institutions?

• What do we want to leave behind, and what decisions do we need to make today?

Media contact

Date: September 11, 2026, 13:00.

Location: International Press Center "Russia Today", Moscow, Zubovsky Boulevard, 4, Small Hall.

Registration and additional information about the World Public Assembly are available on the official website.

Media contacts: Alexey Shekhov, shehov_aa@imagroup.ru, +7 910 408-85-20