Aleksandra Zapolski

People on a park bench

Russia: 'Putin doesn’t know any war except class war'

How has the war (once again) made the Russian Communist Party a conservative force? Why should the left in Russia participate in municipal elections? Will mass political movements appear in Russia? Activist and professor of sociology Aleksandra Zapolski and co-founder of the “Nomination” platform and Moscow State University lecturer Mikhail Lobanov share their predictions ahead of the September elections.

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Artwork and image for event "Social Spending, Not War Spending" protest outside ALP National Conference, 11am-1pm Saturday 25th July, Adelaide Convention Centre, Tarntanya/Adelaide SA 5000
Artwork for Ecosocialism 2026 conference

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