“There are no obvious truths apart from human values”

The crisis shows that many theories prove to be, if not useless, then very ambiguous and controversial, says Russian Presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich, while speaking to graduates of the New Economic School.

In his speech that he delivered ahead of US President Barack Obama’s address to the students, Arkady Dvorkovich said that “You shouldn’t forget that you were taught not only axioms and formulas, but also you were taught how to learn and be critical of whatever you come across in your life.”