Ukraine
War eating away at Russia’s economy
Oleg Shein discusses the social crisis that has engulfed the country in the fifth year of the war.
Marxism, Russian imperialism and social forces
Replying to Alex Callinicos, Simon Pirani looks at what the Ukraine war tells us about imperialism today and the need to incorporate class struggle and other forms of social change into our analysis.
(Video) Try me for treason: Anti-war speeches in Russian courts
Produced by the Ukraine Information Group, this film features excerpts from four speeches given by anti-war protesters in Russian courts.
Drawing on more than a century of Marxist thought from Lenin to David Harvey, Ilya Budraitskis and Ilya Matveev reveal the specificity of Russian imperialism, as well as its global implications.
While Ukraine’s political mainstream will likely remain anchored in a right-liberal paradigm for the foreseeable future, the potential for grassroots mobilization and incremental change is real, says Olena Tkalich.
Ukraine and Putin’s Great Russian chauvinism against Lenin
Why does Putin accuse Lenin of having “created Ukraine”? Behind this statement lies far more than a mere dispute amongst historians, writes Eric Toussaint.
Russian socialist: ‘Solidarity means accepting Ukrainians’ pain and suffering as our own’
A Russian socialist from the Left For Peace Without Annexations explains why the left should support the resistance by Ukrainians and Russia’s anti-war opposition.
The US and Israel have waged war on Iran. Russia has reaped the benefits, using fossil fuel profits to bankroll its war on Ukraine. Frieda Afary, Denys Pilash, Alexandra Zapolskaya and Ashley Smith discuss the impacts on Iranians and Ukrainians.
Manuel Rodriguez Banchs, Penelope Duggan, Israel Dutra, Antoine Larrache, João Machado, Reymund de Silva and Eric Toussaint reflect on the 1st Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples. Plus statements from Fourth International and European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine.
Trump, Putin and Ukraine: Towards a division of spheres of influence at the expense of the people
Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine.
Vavara Sorokina explains how the war against Ukraine has accelerated the militarization of Russian society.
Putin’s four antifascist myths
Anastasia Spartak deconstructs Russian propaganda to refute Russia's uses “antifascism” to justify the war in Ukraine.
