title: THE IDEA OF FRIENDSHIP IN THE SINO-SOVIET TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, ALLIANCE AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
abstract: B a c k g r o u nd . The article critically examines the concept of peace in the context of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance. This study delves into the historical, diplomatic, and philosophical dimensions of the Treaty between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China in the mid-twentieth century. M e t h o d s . The study is based on a systematic analysis of the original documents of the Sino-Soviet Treaty and other primary sources that record the 
journal: Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Philosophy