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On May 22, 2014 in Astana a presentation of the book «Eurasian project of Nursultan Nazarbayev which has been brought to life. To the 20^th anniversary of the Eurasian project 1994-2014» will be held at a press conference of the Secretary-General of the EurAsEC T. Mansurov for media representatives accredited to the VII Astana Economic Forum. The book on a documentary basis comprehensively describes implementation of the «Project for the formation of the Eurasian Union of States» proposed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in March of 1994 during the speech at the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Tair Mansurov consistently reveals the historical role of the Eurasian project as a key tool for effective economic and social development, which opens new opportunities and prospects for the post-Soviet countries. The publication is addressed to a wide circle of readers, scientists, specialists in public administration and international relations, as well as anyone interested in modern history.

The book sets forth in details the issues of philosophy of Eurasianism, considers the main aspects of this global project of Nursultan Nazarbayev, analyzes the main stages of economic integration of post-Soviet states which have become, in essence, the embodiment of this project: establishment of the Eurasian Economic Community, the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space and, in the long view, the Eurasian Economic Union.

Promotion of the Eurasian integration has become a matter of life of the Kazakhstan leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has managed to convince in the effectiveness of the integration ideas not only the Presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, but also other leaders of post-Soviet states. Now, with their active participation, the Eurasian project is being progressively implemented.

Today, on the 20^th anniversary of the Eurasian project, it is worth to pay tribute to the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose appeal from the distant 1994 sounds contemporary and modern more than ever: «History gives us a chance to enter into the XXI century in a civilized way. One way is, in our view, implementation of the integration potential of the initiative on creation of the Eurasian Union, reflecting the objective logic of the post-Soviet space and the will of people to integration».