The ideological foundation of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership: from anti-fascism to a shared destiny

The article examines the ideological evolution of the Chinese-Russian strategic partnership in the context of the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism, revealing the dialectic of historical memory and modern values. The purpose of the work is to identify how the anti-fascist narrative is transformed into an ideological basis for the formation of the concept of a “community of common destiny” amid the crisis of the liberal world order. Based on the methodology of Marxist historical materialism, the continuity of the transition from anti-fascist solidarity to the concept of a “community of common destiny” is analyzed through the integration of Qin Yaqing’s theory of “relations” and the concept of “Greater Eurasia” developed by Russian researchers. The article presents a comparative analysis of K. Mannheim’s ideological constructs, revealing the transformation of the anti-fascist narrative into an instrument for legitimizing strategic interaction that overcomes class limitations. The study demonstrates that the synthesis of historical justice and multilateral cooperation forms an alternative model of global governance based on the principles of equality and the rejection of hegemony. This work contributes to the decolonization of theories of international relations. The author uses an interdisciplinary approach: 1) historical and comparative analysis of archival documents and declarations; 2) critical discourse analysis of media texts and speeches by leaders; 3) theoretical reflection within the framework of Marxist dialectics and K. Mannheim's sociology of knowledge, revealing the connection between ideology and interests. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the development of an interdisciplinary analytical model, in which Marxist philosophy (including the dialectic of historical materialism and criticism of imperialist exploitation) is synthesized with modern theories of Sino-Russian relations. Using the example of the evolution from the anti-fascist class solidarity of the 1940s to the concept of a “community of common destiny,” it is demonstrated that proletarian internationalism is transformed into a hybrid paradigm that combines national-state pragmatism with Eurasian civilizational complementarity. Through the prism of the Marxist theory of class struggle, the unique logic of anti-hegemonic resistance is revealed: from military-political symbiosis against Nazism to institutional creation (SCO, BRICS) as a means of denying the "dictatorship of force" under conditions of digital capitalism. It is established that the synthesis of two traditions—Marxist critique of the alienation of labor and Chinese-Russian concepts of relational justice—forms a new epistemology of global governance, where historical legitimation through anti-fascist rhetoric is rethought as a tool for decolonizing international relations, and collective security is materialized through technological sovereignty and network alliances.

China, Russia, strategic cooperation, partnership, anti-fascist spirit, community of shared destiny, ideology, global governance, international security, multipolarity