‘To the dustbin of history!’: Russian writer on Confederate monuments

By Alexander Maysuryan September 16: The equestrian monument of the Confederate slaveholders’ General Robert E. Lee was removed in Dallas. I draw your attention to a remarkable poster held by an opponent of the demolition: “The radical left is erasing American history.” “Radical left.” People in the U.S. themselves have a great understanding of who […]

STOP NAZISM: Condemn police attack on Hungarian Workers’ Party leader

Statement of Our Home is Moldova (Red Bloc) in support of the leader of the Hungarian Workers’ Party, Attila Vajnai The party Our Home is Moldova is deeply concerned and strongly condemns the outrageous police lawlessness that occurred in Budapest. Attila Vajnai On September 10, the leader of the Hungarian Workers’ Party, Attila Vajnai, was […]

Petrenko seeks asylum in Germany: ‘Democratic methods of struggle exhausted’ in Moldova

September 14: Grigory Petrenko, former deputy of the Moldovan parliament, leader of the party Our Home is Moldova (Red Bloc), has left the country and asked for political asylum in Germany. In an article written specifically for NewsMaker.md, he explained the reasons for his decision: “I’m leaving the country I love very much, and never […]

Rally in St. Petersburg, Russia: ‘Judges should be elected!’

St. Petersburg/Leningrad, Sept. 10: Today a public action organized on the initiative of the United Communist Party – OKP was held in the city on the Neva under the slogan “Judges should be elected!” Photos: OKP The action was supported by virtually all left-wing organizations: the Marxist Tendency, Revolutionary Communist Youth League – RKSM(b), Russian […]

Anti-capitalism 2017 March in Moscow Sept. 23

‘Anti-capitalism’ March in Moscow The annual march of left and anti-capitalist forces, “Anti-capitalism 2017,” will be held in Moscow on September 23. The Organizing Committee of the march submitted an application to Moscow City Hall for a march with a gathering place at 13:00 on Strastnoy Boulevard (Chekhovskaya Metro station), then along Petrovsky, Rozhdestvensky and […]

On the events in Charlottesville: Statement of Russian and Ukrainian leftists

The coming to power of Trump and the strengthening of the right-wing camp in the U.S. led to an upsurge of American ultra-right groups. White racists, neo-Nazis, anti-Semites and neo-fascists of all kinds, including the newfangled “alt-right” with whom Trump was flirting, grew stronger. The ideologist of this trend, Steve Bannon, was appointed to a […]

Lugansk Communists stand with Charlottesville (English/Russian)

Workers World received this solidarity statement from the Lugansk Communists in the embattled Donbass region of eastern Europe. Three years ago, a U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine brought to power a far-right government, including neo-Nazis like those who carried out attacks and acts of terrorism in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12. Fascists militia groups embedded with […]

Sergey Udaltsov’s release & prospects of Russian left: Interview with communist leader Darya Mitina

“The attitude of the authorities to Udaltsov and Navalny clearly shows who is socially close to them” August 8: The release of Left Front coordinator Sergey Udaltsov permits us, on the one hand, to expect the strengthening of the left in Russia, and may change the relations between the Communist Party of the Russian Federation […]

Alexey Markov: Peaceful settlement in Donbass not profitable for Ukrainian side

Alexey Markov (“Dobri”): We are ready to continue the war July 21, 2017: Alexey Gennadyevich Markov (call-sign “Dobri”) has been in Donbass since 2014. He went from a rank-and-file soldier to commander of the 14th BTRO of the Lugansk People’s Militia (the former Ghost Brigade of Alexei Mozgovoi). Commander Alexey Markov Novorossiya News Agency: Alexey, […]

New repression in Ukraine: Journalist Vasily Muravitsky arrested

By Sergei Kirichuk Journalist Vasily Muravitsky, age 32, was arrested in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Vasiliy Muravutsky Previously, he was editor-in-chief of Novaya Volna (New Wave newspaper) – a nationwide communist weekly. After the passage of de-communization laws, Muravitsky became a reporter for Russian media outlets. He is accused by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of anti-governmental […]