The concept of the “Zeitenwende” and the transformation of the world order
https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-112-5-22-31
Abstract
On February 27, 2022, three days after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the onset of the “change of epochs” (Zeitenwende) – irreversible tectonic changes in the world as a whole and in the functioning of the European subsystem of international relations in particular. The semantic load inherent in this term is radically different. The transformation of the vector of development of the world order began long before the events of February 24, 2022. The origins of the systemic crisis in relations between Russia and the “collective West” lie in a number of factors, for example, interstate contradictions, values and civilizational differences, which were clearly demonstrated by the events of the late XX century – early XXI century. Thus, “Zeitenwende” announced by O. Scholz is only a statement of the formation of a new world order that began in the 2010s.
About the Authors
S. D. Arinichev
Kuban State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Arinichev Semen Dmitrievich graduate student, Department of Modern and Contemporary History and International Relations
O. V. Ratushnyak
Kuban State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ratushnyak Oleg Valerievich Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor
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Arinichev S.D., Ratushnyak O.V. The concept of the “Zeitenwende” and the transformation of the world order. P.O.I.S.K. 2025;(5):22-31. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-112-5-22-31
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