"What has this got to do with the impending doom of the Soviet Union?" said one of the delegates.

      "You've got to look at the world in Plato's way," said Annibal, and continued his presentation. "You have to look closely at what you see and look for the 'why' behind the visible. That is how you begin to discover universal principles that are reflected in the Universe. Usually, this takes you to higher level perceptions than what the visible provides. If you do this in respect to historic events, you begin to understand universal history. In this context you will find that the impending collapse of the Soviet Union is not an isolated phenomenon, or merely a British imperial conspiracy, as it appears to be, but is a carefully planned intentional happening that is a part of a much larger process."

      The delegate raised his hand again, but Annibal didn't call on him. "If you follow all of these steps to the higher level," he said, "you will see at the center of it a seamless global movement on a platform of profound universal principles that are truly shaping the world, which the imperials are aiming to turn upside down as they always have. The Golden Renaissance that began in the 14th Century came to light as such a movement that raised society's perception to a higher level, to some degree. Most people have heard about the Golden Renaissance, which ended the Dark Ages. But there began another renaissance three hundred years later, which is barely recognized today. Some call this the Second Renaissance. The Second Renaissance was actually more profound in what it accomplished, than the first, and so was the magnitude of the imperial reaction it generated."

      "Russia has never been a part of a great renaissance," one of the vacationers in the room interjected.

      Annibal just nodded and smiled, and continued. "The Golden Renaissance had threatened the Venetian Empire, the slave-trader that had become an affront to the unfolding new image of the human being. As everyone probably knows, the Venetian Empire fought back and defeated the Renaissance in a hundred years long cultural and religious war that eventually turned Europe upside down and destroyed much of it. The Second Renaissance emerged out of the need to shut down the war-madness, especially when things got out of hand during the final episode -- the infamous Thirty Years War -- in which half the population of Europe perished. The Second Renaissance resulted from an intense effort to get society out of this mess. In achieving that goal, the Second Renaissance became possibly the greatest renaissance of all times."

      "We are interested in Russia," interjected one of the delegates, impatiently.

      Annibal took a step back and looked at the man. "In order to understand the fate of Russia you have to understand what the Second Renaissance has contributed to the advance of mankind. Let's look at its major contributions that changed the world.

      "Number One. The Second Renaissance gave the world the Treaty of Westphalia, the greatest peace treaty in history, the world's first international constitution as a gateway to peace. That's mostly what people remember about the Second Renaissance. However, that was the smallest achievement."

      Annibal turned to me. "Which was the greatest achievement. What came from this renaissance that stood behind every other achievement that followed? What caused the Second Renaissance to uplift the face of mankind more profoundly than any other event in history, including the Golden Renaissance?"

      I shrugged my shoulders.

      "You give up too easily," said Annibal. "Think about it! You should know what profound thing came out of this renaissance."

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