An upcoming conference in Moscow, organized by the Tsargrad Institute and scheduled for June 9-10, 2025 titled the Future Forum 2050, features a lineup of speakers including Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, whose presence confirms official backing. The roster also includes Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk, along with Russia enthusiasts George Galloway, Alex Jones, Jeffrey Sachs, Max Blumenthal, and others.

The Tsargrad Institute was founded in 2023 by deputy head of the World Russian People’s Council, Konstantin Malofeev, who has called for Russia to use nuclear weapons, and is connected to the highly influential and deeply subversive Aleksandr Dugin, author of “The Theory of a Multipolar World“, whose life mission is to destroy the West and empower Russia. Notably, both men are connected to the sanctioned propaganda network Tsargrad TV.

Sergei Lavrov, Aleksandr Dugin, and Konstantin Malofeev travel the speaking circuit together. For example, they also addressed the International Russophile Movement, which was founded in part by Pepe Escobar, whose articles are often featured at Zerohedge. Another attendee at the Russophile conference was Larry C. Johnson, whose articles are often found at Gateway Pundit.

While there has been a buzz on social media about the conference, there has been little attention given to the report to be presented, “Russia 2050: Vision of the Future” leaving its contents and implications unexplored. Until now.

This article will focus on “The Russia 2050: Vision of the Future” (translated by AI) document‘s thinly veiled attempt to justify Russia’s aggressive push to resurrect the Soviet Union and dismantle the sovereign nations that emerged after its collapse.

Russia Must Be an Autocracy

Notably, this report places autocracy or, “a system of government by one person with absolute power” at the core of its vision for Russia’s future, presenting it as the essential governance model for the nation’s success and revival:

“The last thirty years have convincingly proven that Western models of democracy, designed to ensure oligarchic power, are unsuitable for our country. Russia must be an autocracy,” the document asserts. (P. 10) (Original Russian Text: “Последние тридцать лет убедительно доказали, что западные модели демократии, рассчитанные на обеспечение олигархической власти, непригодны для нашей страны. Россия должна быть автократией”)

The document references Alexander III and Joseph Stalin as examples of historical autocratic rulers whose leadership is cited to justify autocracy as a successful governance model for Russia:

Russia’s history convincingly proves that liberalism and the Western model of democracy are detrimental to our country. Over a hundred years ago, the rise to power of the liberal Provisional Government brought Russia to the brink of collapse. Gorbachev’s liberal reforms led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Attempts to build a liberal Russia at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries significantly slowed our country’s development. At the same time, rapid population and industrial growth were observed under autocratic rulers, such as Alexander III and Joseph Stalin. (Pg. 6) (Original Russian Text: “История России убедительно доказывает, что либерализм и западная модель демократии вредны для нашей страны. Более ста лет назад приход к власти либерального Временного правительства привел Россию к краю краха. Либеральные реформы Горбачева привели к распаду Советского Союза. Попытки построить либеральную Россию в конце XX и начале XXI веков значительно замедлили развитие нашей страны. В то же время быстрый рост населения и промышленности наблюдался при автократических правителях, таких как Александр III и Иосиф Сталин”)

Ukraine: A Pretext for Conquest

The document labels Ukraine a Western-created Nazi state needing denazification, a flimsy excuse to justify Russia’s chokehold on its neighbor. The report claims:

“[T]he transformation of Ukraine into a Nazi state has been ongoing for over a decade. It causes severe harm to Ukraine’s population, creates a direct threat to Russia’s national security, and poses unacceptable risks to security and peace in Europe and the world. (p. 57) (Original Russian Text: “Преобразование Украины в нацистское государство идет уже более десяти лет. Оно наносит серьезный ущерб населению Украины, создает прямую угрозу национальной безопасности России и представляет неприемлемые риски для безопасности и мира в Европе и мире”)

Of course this is nonsense—Ukraine’s government isn’t a Nazi regime, but Russia spins this narrative to legitimize its Special Military Operation (SVO) (Спецоперация Военная). The term “SVO” is the official Russian government designation for its military actions in Ukraine.

The so-called denazification plan demands a total overhaul of Ukraine:

The Ukrainian state and society require denazification—a set of measures aimed at cleansing the Ukrainian state and society of the influence of Nazi ideology. (P. 57) (Original Russian Text: “Украинскому государству и обществу требуется денацификация — комплекс мер, направленных на очищение украинского государства и общества от влияния нацистской идеологии”)

Worse, it insists on erasing Ukrainian identity by enforcing Russian as the only language, pushing for “the full restoration of the Russian language, Russian culture, and education in Russian in Ukraine” (p. 57-58) (Original Russian Text: “полное восстановление русского языка, русской культуры и образования на русском языке в Украине”).

This is a clear move to crush Ukraine’s sovereignty and reabsorb it into a Russian-dominated sphere.

The document’s obsession with dismantling the “artificially created ‘Ukrainian nation'” (p. 58) (Original Russian Text: “искусственно созданной ‘украинской нации’”) reveals the true intent: to undo Ukraine’s independence and puppet it under Russian control. The SVO is framed as a stepping stone to this goal, a cynical ploy to exploit historical ties while ignoring the will of Ukrainians who’ve fought for their own nation since 1991.

The Collapse: A Convenient Grievance

Russia loves to play the victim, and the document doubles down by calling the collapse of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical catastrophes of the 20th century” (p.56) (Original Russian Text: “крупнейшие геополитические катастрофы XX века”) echoing Russian president Vladimir Putin‘s statement claiming the same way back in 2005 and echoed again during a speech in 2022.

How many times must Putin and his allies repeat the same thing for The West to take him seriously?

The Tsargrad Institute sets the stage to argue that the current borders of former Soviet states are illegitimate, paving the way for aggression. It’s a blatant attempt to rewrite history, ignoring the liberation felt by millions in Ukraine, the Baltics, and elsewhere when the Soviet yoke was lifted.

Reintegration: Swallowing Sovereign Nations

The report reveals a Russian strategy to expand influence by rejecting liberal democracy, promoting autocracy, and building a 250-million-person “macro-region” spanning post-Soviet states, parts of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and even Latin America.

The endgame is clear:

“In the context of the world’s division into spheres of influence of superpowers, another goal of Russia will be the formation of its own macro-region with a population of at least 250 million, covering the post-Soviet space, certain territories of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, as well as Africa and Latin America. The basis for its formation should be the joint economic and scientific-technological development of the macro-region’s territories under Russia’s scientific, technological, economic, cultural, and military-political leadership.” (p. 56) “Original Russian Text: В контексте разделения мира на сферы влияния сверхдержав еще одной целью России станет формирование собственной макрорегиона с населением не менее 250 миллионов человек, охватывающего постсоветское пространство, отдельные территории Центральной и Восточной Европы, Ближнего Востока, а также Африки и Латинской Америки. Основой для его формирования должно стать совместное экономическое и научно-технологическое развитие территорий макрорегиона под научным, технологическим, экономическим, культурным и военно-политическим лидерством России.”

This approach mirrors Russia’s historical tactics to justify interventions and assert control in targeted countries. The “macro-region” is clearly designed to ultimately establish a foothold for broader geopolitical dominance.

This reintegration fantasy hinges on the doctrine of the “триединый русский народ” (triune Russian people) (p. 58), a propagandistic construct designed to legitimize Russia’s claim over Ukraine and Belarus which rejects the sovereignty of Ukraine and Belarus. It even suggests legislative moves to “воссоединить” (reunify) Russians abroad, potentially justifying annexation under the guise of protecting compatriots (p. 59). It’s a cold, calculated strategy to erode the independence of post-Soviet states, turning them back into satellites under Moscow’s iron fist.

The Real Agenda

With Kremlin heavyweight Sergei Lavrov and Westerners like Gorge Galloway and Jeffrey Sachs lending credence to this agenda, the document’s call to denazify Ukraine, reverse the Soviet collapse, and forge a 250-million-strong macro-region signals a direct threat to sovereign nations. Backed by Konstantin Malofeev and Alexander Dugin’s subversive influence, this isn’t a vision for peace—it’s a calculated move to dismantle the post-Soviet order and challenge the West. The world must wake up to this audacious power grab before it’s too late.