Vladimir Putin

Adam Novak analyses the structural dynamics of the Orbán regime and assesses the effects of his defeat on Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and European far-right parties.

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.

Anastasia Spartak deconstructs Russian propaganda to refute Russia's uses “antifascism” to justify the war in Ukraine.

A webinar marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine. Plus statements by Sotsialnyi Rukh (Ukraine), Posle Editorial Collective (Russia) and Ukraine Solidarity Network (US).

Florence Oppen — Russia's imperialist economy today is a case study in the principle of combined and uneven development.

Chris Slee — Lenin’s writings make clear that imperialism is not just an economic phenomenon. Political and military aspects also matter.

Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski presents the historical characteristics of Russian imperialism.

Every aggressor — from Hitler to Netanyahu — has called their war forced, defensive, provoked from the outside, a response to danger facing the state and its citizens, writes Andriy Movchan.

Boris Kagarlitsky — Assessing Russia’s economic situation, Ekaterina Shulman suggested that the country is running out of money and people. And indeed, by all indications, something is running out.

Ilya Matveev — The Russian economy appears resilient for now, but long-term stagnation is nearly unavoidable.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Reading Trump’s peace plan through Lenin’s method allows us to keep two planes in view at once: inter-imperialist rivalry and Ukraine’s national liberation struggle against an oppressor.