Russia
Boris Kagarlitsky — The election results show that the mere threat of a reactionary turn was not enough. Liberals are now doomed to reap the fruits of their catastrophic policies, the dire consequences of which will affect not only the United States but the entire world.
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.
On the occasion of the anniversary of 1917 Russian revolution, Boris Kagarlitsky addresses fundamental questions of revolutionary development.
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.
Alex Batubo — The main claim by West African military juntas, when they took power in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, was that they would address the security issues in their countries. Instead have inflicted further attacks on human rights.
Ukraine: To defeat Russia, people must have a stake in the country’s future
Oleksandr Kyselov — People should have a stake in the country’s future and respect for human dignity must be at the core of a society that asks its members to risk their lives for it.
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.
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.