Russia

Ukrainian nationalism

Re-examining Lenin’s writings on the national question: An early Marxist critique from the imperial periphery

Hanna Perekhoda revisits Lenin’s pre-1917 writings on the right of nations to self-determination from the perspective of his Ukrainian contemporary, Lev Yurkevych.
Anna Ochkina

Anna Ochkina: ‘Russians understand that the stability promised to them has disappeared’

Anna Ochkina — Political repression in Russia is aimed at destroying not just oppositional thinking, but free thinking as such.
Distribution of Ukraine's public external debt

Ukraine’s debt: An instrument of pressure and spoliation in the hands of creditors

Eric Toussaint — If Ukraine wants to fully regain its sovereignty, it must also free itself from the yoke of the creditors who are acting against the interests of the Ukrainian people.
 first forum of left-wing emigrants in post-Soviet history

The Cologne dilemma: Post-Soviet anti-war left émigré debate Ukraine war

Pavel Kuznetsov looks at how the first forum of left-wing émigrés in post-Soviet history ended in a split.
Pavel Kudyukin

Pavel Kudyukin (University Solidarity, Russia): ‘Through struggle we will obtain our rights’

Pavel Kudyukin — For scientists and teachers in Russia, the demands for political freedoms, intellectual freedom and freedom of scientific research are not only political but professional demands.
Putin’s Hybrid Nuclear War on Ukraine

Putin’s hybrid nuclear war on Ukraine

Why has the Budapest Memorandum become synonymous with betrayal for Ukrainians? How close is the world to a nuclear disaster, and what steps can be taken to prevent it? Denys Bondar shares his insights.

Ilya Budraitskis: ‘The struggle for Boris Kagarlitsky’s liberation is an integral part of the struggle for socialism from below’

Ilya Budraitskis — The distinction between socialism from above and socialism from below remains relevant not just to divisions among Russian leftists but the left globally.
Greg Yudin

Greg Yudin: ‘The challenge facing the left in Russia is that there is no alternative on offer’

Greg Yudin — There is no alternative on offer for Russia now and this is felt by both the masses and elites. But without a clear and coherent alternative, change is unlikely to come.
Trump and Modi

Disaster nationalism is the new fascism

Richard Seymour on how crisis and catastrophe are feeding the far-right surge.
Supporters of incumbent Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi celebrate in Cairo after his most recent landslide electoral victory, 18 December 2023.

Egypt: Sisi’s weakness makes him more brutal

Robert Springborg on how the Egyptian dictator secures his violent rule.
Kim with NK troops

Why is North Korea helping Russia’s war on Ukraine?

Won Youngsu — North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally.
Tempest graphic Georgia uprising interview

Uprising for democracy in the Caucasus: The Georgian people versus the government

Ia Eradze, Luka Nakhutsrishvili and Lela Rekhviashvili discuss the roots of the Georgian uprising, its trajectory, and Georgia’s place in global capitalism and the imperialist order.