‘Bulletin of the Storm’ on West Virginia education workers’ strike

Russian left website “Bulletin of the Storm” on the West Virginia education workers’ strike: In the USA, again, there is a stir: for more than a week the teachers of West Virginia have been on strike because of small salaries. All 680 state schools are closed. About 250,000 children are at home and are waiting […]

Borotba and the Odessa Republic

Four years ago, on March 3, 2014, our comrade Alexey Albu initiated voting of the Odessa Regional Council on holding a referendum “On the Creation of the Odessa Autonomous Republic.” This decision was due to our clear understanding of the situation that arose after the pro-oligarchic coup [in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, in February 2014] […]

Nationalists, soldiers may kill with impunity: Ukraine courts

The right to kill fellow citizens By Andriy Manchuk Liva.com.uaMarch 1: The Ordzhonikidzevsky district court of Mariupol sentenced a soldier of the “Azov” regiment, who right in the street, in the center of the city, stabbed a local resident who came into conflict with him over his political views. According to the “Azovtsa,” the victim […]

Communists condemn death of opposition activist in Ukraine, demand asylum guarantees from Russia

Official letter from the Union of Communist Youth on the death of Menshikova March 1, 2018 Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation General of Justice of the Russian Federation A.I. Bastrykin 105005, Moscow, Technical Lane, 2 Dear Alexander Ivanovich! On February 26, 2018, media reported the death of opposition activist Marina Viktorovna […]

United Communist Party responds to Russian presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin

Reply of the Central Committee of the United Communist Party to the candidate for the presidency of the Russian Federation P.N. Grudinin February 27, 2018 Dear Pavel Nikolaevich, The Central Committee of the United Communist Party (OKP) responds to your communication, which was received on February 20, as follows. The United Communist Party, on November […]

‘We cannot allow the example of Ukrainian fascism to spread further’

Interview with Borotba’s Victor Shapinov By Greg Butterfield On February 22-23, 2014, a violent coup overthrew Ukraine’s elected government. It brought to power the right-wing “Maidan” movement, with backing from both Democrats and Republicans in Washington. The new regime headed by oligarch Petro Poroshenko has waged a brutal civil war against the people of the […]

Moldova: Petrenko calls for impeachment after president condemns tolerance, gender equality

Petrenko calls for impeachment: After violating his presidential oath, Dodon has no right to be president! February 25: This is the opinion of opposition politician and leader of the party Our Home is Moldova (Red Bloc) Grigory Petrenko, commenting on a recent statement by President Igor Dodon published on social media. Grigory Petrenko Below is […]

Alexey Albu: Wound inflicted on Ukraine by nationalists will take a long time to heal

February 22: Ukrainian poet and singer of the Maidan movement Evgeniya Bilchenko repented and asked for forgiveness from Odessa and Donbass. Having visited eastern Ukraine as a volunteer, Bilchenko realized that the country is waging a civil and hybrid war against its population, leading to devastation and neo-Nazism. The people of Odessa reacted in different […]

Ukraine and Donbass: Four years of solidarity and struggle

By Greg Butterfield Based on a presentation given at a Workers World Party class in New York on Feb. 20, 2018. Four years ago this week, a coup overthrew the elected government of Ukraine. The resulting war has cost more than 10,000 lives and immense hardships for the working people of Ukraine and the Donbass […]

Moscow rally to mark 100th anniversary of the Red Army

February 23, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. On this day, the United Communist Party, Russian Communist Workers’ Party, Labor Russia movement, the Other Russia party, the Union of Communist Youth and other organizations will hold a rally at the monument to the Heroes of the Revolution of 1905-1907 […]