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Tag: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Over the past few years, quite a few organizations and groups have appeared in the anarchist milieu that actively exclude activists from “Solidarity Collectives”, “ABC-Belarus”,
Civilians face repression for sharing Russian troop movements In September 2025, opposition media in Belarus estimated that one thousand civilians —many unknown to to human
Denys Gorbach (Kryvyi Rih, 1984) is a sociologist. The research from his doctoral thesis at Sciences Po (Paris) is contained in the book ‘The Making
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with Asem Zhapisheva, journalist, activist, and a founding member of the civic movement Oyan,
Three Uses of the Concept of Generic Fascism for Understanding Russia’s War Against Ukraine For already two decades and initially unnoted among the wider public,
United24 report Russia stole the works of Ukraine’s renowned 20th-century painter Leonid Chychkan in 2022. Three years later, it claimed the life of his great-grandson, Davyd Chychkan, an artist, anarchist,
From New Lines Magazine Emboldened by an ultraconservative state agenda and the war in Ukraine, radical nationalists are cautiously welcomed by the government In a
Ukrainian author and translator Artem Chapeye (Артем Чапай), whose books include the dystopian The Red Zone and the sardonically titled The Ukraine (article intended), has
In what ways do women’s bodies become both targets and instruments of war? How is this connected to the patriarchal logic underlying warfare? And how
Ivan Bakalov is a researcher and expert on Russia’s political economy. He argues that Russian capitalism hit its limits after the economic crisis of 2008-2009.
Recall that Ukraine disarmed in 1994 in exchange for security assurances by Russia, the US, and the UK, assurances that ultimately weren’t kept. By reportedly
This article first appeared in History Workshop Journal.
What does it mean to be left-wing and find yourself facing an invasion that you didn’t choose or want, that forces you to revise your
A growing illiberal international project is posing the biggest threat to democracy, people and peace in the world Why has U.S. President Donald Trump thrown
It has now been three years since Putin’s criminal aggression against Ukraine expanded into a full-scale invasion. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, millions of
For the past few weeks, and even more so in recent days, a state of paralysis seems to have gripped the European political landscape. Yet,
In this interview, Ukrainian historian and activist Hanna Perekhoda looks back at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of
The 2025 presidential election in Belarus is happening amid political repression, societal polarisation, Russian dominance, and Western sanctions. Autocrat Lukashenka hopes it will restore his
What might a lasting peace look like from the leftist perspective? Upon what principles can a just European security architecture be established? In their report,
Why has pressure on LGBT+ people in Russia increased to frightening proportions since the full-scale invasion into Ukraine? How are people fighting back against repression?
What is happening to transgender people in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Why is the Russian state so obsessed with transness? Is it
By Ilya Matveev & Federico Fuentes From Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal Over the past century, the term imperialism has been used to define
For the vast majority of Ukrainians, Syria before 2011 was probably just another Arab country, but after the war began, it came to symbolize the
At a conference in Prague this past spring (May 2023), a prominent theorist of colonialism and coloniality spoke to us via video chat from his
From New Lines Magazine On July 19, South Africa announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in
Dear Dr. Sachs, We are a group of economists, including many Ukrainians, who were appalled by your statements on the Russian war against Ukraine and
On 24 February, the Russian army invaded Ukraine as part of a large-scale military operation aimed at rapidly decapitating Ukrainian power and subjugating the country.
Volodymyr Ishchenko has carved out a unique niche as one of the western Left’s go-to voices on all things Ukrainian. His list of articles and
At the end of 1965, the apparatchiks of the Communist Party of Ukraine received an outrageous samizdat – in Ukrainian: samvydav – entitled “Internationalism or
Earlier this week, the Polish parliamentary progressive left party, Razem, issued a statement in which they announce that they are cutting ties with two European