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.