Vladimir Putin
Preparing the left for Russia’s future crisis
Mikhail Lobanov outlines how radicals are organizing the infrastructure and consolidating the politics for tomorrow’s left in Russia.
Kseniia Kagarlitskaya discusses Putin’s incarceration of her father, Boris Kagarlitsky, and the political prisoner support organization she founded.
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.
Hungary: Orbán defeated — An autopsy of sixteen years of illiberalism
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.
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.
(Video) Ukraine’s anti-imperialist struggle (plus statements on anniversary of Russia’ invasion)
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).
The Putin regime and the consolidation of a new imperialist state in Russia
Florence Oppen — Russia's imperialist economy today is a case study in the principle of combined and uneven development.
Is Russia imperialist? A response to Renfrey Clarke
Chris Slee — Lenin’s writings make clear that imperialism is not just an economic phenomenon. Political and military aspects also matter.
Russian imperialism: A historical approach
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.
