Boris Kagarlitsky

Putin meeting with Russian capitalists

Class analysis and Russian imperialism: A response to Ilya Matveev

Dmitry Pozhidaev — By focusing on ideology and Putin’s personal motivations, Matveev overlooks class dynamics and the material interests of Russia’s capitalist class, which are crucial to understanding Russia’s post-2014 foreign policy.
Fredric Jameson

Boris Kagarlitsky: Obituary for Fredric Jameson (1934-2024)

Boris Kagarlitsky — While in prison, I have received several messages regarding the passing of colleagues. Now, news has arrived about the death of Fredric Jameson, the author of seminal works on the culture of late capitalism.
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(Online conference) Boris Kagarlitsky and the challenges of the left today

This special online conference in Boris Kagarlitsky’s honour will address the double aspect of his contribution: his wide-ranging analysis of the left’s dilemmas; and his resistance to the authoritarianism of the regime of Vladimir Putin.
Putin Xi

Boris Kagarlitsky: China and Russia in the modern world-system — A dual challenge

Boris Kagarlitsky — Debates over whether Russia’s current decoupling from the West and pivot to China constitutes a real delinking from the imperialist centre have intensified following the conflict in Ukraine and imposition of unprecedented Western sanctions.
Protest in France against Le Pen and Macron

‘The left should not be making concessions, but dictating its terms’: Boris Kagarlitsky on the far right threat, British Labour, and the French left’s chances of success

Boris Kagarlitsky — The influence of the far right has kept growing in precisely the degree to which the left has retreated from its previous class politics.
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‘A “black swan” will inevitably alight’: Boris Kagarlitsky on why the left movement will have to be constructed afresh

From a Russian prison, Boris Kagarlitsky puts forward his views on the rise of the far right and reasons for the left's crisis.
Boris Kagarlitsky

Boris Kagarlitsky and the future of the Russian left

Patrick Bond — Boris Kagarlitsky has had a torrid time with Russia’s notorious carceral regime, most recently on February 13, 2024 when prosecutors allied with one Kremlin faction had him re-imprisoned for a five-year term.
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War, fascism and revolution: Boris Kagarlitsky on why Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine

The following is a chapter from Russian anti-war Marxist Boris Kagarlitsky’s forthcoming book, “The Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left”.
Boris Lenin

Boris Kagarlitsky: Again on Lenin

In his latest letter from a Russian prison, Boris Kagarlitsky addresses why should we, in 2024, find Lenin interesting.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: The Hobbesian world of ‘multipolarity’

Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the need for an alternative to the individualist logic of modern liberalism and the totalitarian aggressiveness of the new conservatism.
Boris Kagarlitsky hammer and sickle

Boris Kagarlitsky’s open letter from Russian prison: ‘Supporting left-wing political prisoners is an act of practical solidarity’

Writing from a Russian prison, sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky has penned the following open letter in support of a broad solidarity campaign with left-wing Russian political prisoners.
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A revolution in Russia is possible

Mikhail Lobanov on the prospects for political change in Putin’s Russia.