BRICS AND ITS ROLE IN THE SHAPING OF A MULTIPOLAR WORLD

Abstract

Unlike other dialogue format — G7 — BRICS countries represent not only different social and economic systems, but also different civilizations. Civilizations are the basic actors of history because they exist longer than other social subjects, and have a greater influence on world history than any other historical entity. Until today the basis of the international relations was formed by principles of inter-European relations. But the model of relations within one civilization inevitably has the limited value. Moreover, it is not the only model possible. Growing threat to Euro-Atlantic’s main advantage — economic superiority, has opened prospects to other trends. BRICS will inevitably develop from economic group into international political and intercivilizational consortium.