Russia

Boris Kagarlitsky’s ‘The Long Retreat’: Capitalism, crisis and the left’s challenge
Dmitry Pozhidaev — By integrating historical analysis, dialectical critique and a pragmatic vision for action, Boris Kagarlitsky’s new book offers a roadmap for reclaiming the future.

Geopolitical conflicts, anti-imperialism and internationalism in times of ‘reactionary acceleration’
Jaime Pastor — An increasingly authoritarian neoliberalism is spreading, not only in the South but increasingly in the North, with the threat of a “reactionary acceleration”.

Boris Kagarlitsky: ‘Do not include me in any prisoner exchange lists!’
Boris Kagarlitsky — There is a danger in replacing the fight for the complete release of all political prisoners with the compilation of exchange lists aimed at freeing a few dozen relatively well-known individuals, while thousands of others remain behind bars.

Boris Kagarlitsky on the US elections, Trump, peace talks and prospects for world war
From a Russian penal colony, Boris Kagarlitsky responses to questions about the US elections, its potential impacts on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and prospects for a new world war.

Boris Kagarlitsky on the Soviet Union, one-party states and the need for a new left bloc in Russia
From a Russian penal colony, Boris Kagarlitsky responses to questions about socialist democracy, one-party systems and the need to adapt party forms to the realities of today's working class.

In Russia, no one is safe from prison
Anastasia Spartak — While liberal dissidents receive most of the attention, Russian leftists face an equally brutal crackdown.

Repression of Russian left activists
Ivan Petrov — As the repressive policies of the authorities increase, so too does opposition from left and democratic forces.

Hanna Perekhoda: ‘Russian political elites are openly promoting a global project’
Hanna Perekhoda — The authoritarian right that Putin represents is determined to completely erode international structures that could limit their supremacist, polluting ambitions.

Lithuanian trade union organiser: ‘For us, the fear of being occupied is more real’
Jurgis Valiukevičius talks about the new workers’ movements in Lithuania, emigration and immigration, and how sympathy for Ukrainian resistance has opened up space for discussions about anti-imperialism.