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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.
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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.
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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.
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The spectre of revolution: The 1917 Russian revolution failed, but its influence remains strong even now

On the occasion of the anniversary of 1917 Russian revolution, Boris Kagarlitsky addresses fundamental questions of revolutionary development.
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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.
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Repression of Russian left activists

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

Nancy Fraser: Envisioning a path to a mature left that can meet the demands of the present crisis

Nancy Fraser — Progressive neoliberalism and reactionary populism are locked in a series of sham battles. The left's challenge is to develop a class-based strategy that competes effectively with both.
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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.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: A letter from prison on the situation of the Russian left

Boris Kagarlitsky sent the following letter to the October 8 online conference “Boris Kagarlitsky and the Challenges of the Left Today”, to be read as part of the panel on the situation of the left in Russia.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: Change is inevitable

In a new letter from prison, Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the global crisis of our time, ongoing wars, the economy and the collapse of the familiar world order in Western Europe, where the far right is gaining popularity.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: The ordinary Russian citizen and the question of power

In this new article sent from the penal colony where he is currently serving a 5-year sentence for “justification of terrorism,” Boris Kagarlitsky analyses the relationship between ordinary Russian citizens (men and women) and the state.

(Video) Boris Kagarlitsky and the challenges of the left today

Scholars from across the globe gathered for an online conference on October 8 in honour of Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, who is serving a 5-year sentence in a Russian penal colony on the fabricated charge of “justifying terroris