Moscow: Red Agenda for 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution

On January 23 in Moscow, a press conference was held by members of the Coordination Council created to organize the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. In December 2016 in Moscow, a number of left-wing political parties and social movements (“Alternatives” social movement, United Communist Party, Russian United Labor Front, […]

Valery Bolotov, first leader of Lugansk People’s Republic, has died

January 27: We’ve just learned from a source in the Union of Donbass Volunteers that Valery Bolotov, political leader, militia commander and statesman of the Lugansk People’s Republic, has died. Valery Bolotov (center) during the proclamation of independence of the Lugansk People’s Republic, May 12, 2014. This was reported by the head of the […]

Moldova: Anti-oligarchy activist arrested while prosecutors dine in luxury

Opposition activist detained in Chisinau: Police did not allow him to protest against feasting prosecutors Pavel Grigorchuk, an activist of the opposition party “Our Home is Moldova” (Red Bloc), was arrested on Friday, January 27, near the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel in Chisinau, where an awards ceremony was taking place for prosecutors in a luxurious […]

To leftists complaining about the political purity of anti-Trump protests

By Bill Dores On Aug. 12, 1962, my organization, Youth Against War and Fascism, held the first protest in this country against the Vietnam war. About 70 people came to our picket line in Times Square. Few Americans were aware of the Vietnam war at that time. That was a bit before my time. I […]

U.S. activist: We demand full recognition of Lugansk and Donetsk from Trump

On January 20, 2017 the inauguration of new U.S. President Donald Trump will take place, and Washington will be restless for a few days. Supporters and opponents of Trump will be holding demonstrations on Inauguration Day and the day after. In addition, actions will be held in more than 100 U.S. cities. Protests are being […]

InterUnit suspends military activities in Donbass

Statement No. 10: InterUnit suspends military activities in Donbass InterUnit is a political-military group founded by internationalists in 2015 to support the resistance in Donbass and the struggle of the most progressive of the local militia groups, the Ghost Brigade (Prizrak). We are following the best examples of the antifascist and internationalist experience of the […]

Odessa anti-fascist Vlad Wojciechowski wounded during combat duty

On January 13, near highway T-1303 in Lugansk, popularly known as “Bahmutka,” Union Borotba (Struggle) activist Vladislav Wojciechowski was wounded during combat duty. Vlad Wojciechowski At the entrance to a dugout, Vlad and other soldiers detonated an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). All of them received injuries of varying severity, but fortunately survived. Our friend’s life […]

Против Трампа, против войны: не допустим травлю России на J20

Грег Баттерфилд 20 января 2017 года по всей территории США пройдут акции протеста против инаугурации Дональда Трампа носящие название J20. Часть политической элиты США попытается направить эти протесты против России. Именно для этого прессу Соединенных Штатов сотрясают скандалы, связанные с «разоблачением» российских хакеров. В последних “разоблачительных” материалах утверждается, что российские спецслужбы вынудили Трампа занять “пророссийскую” […]

Borotba: No to the attempts to destabilize Venezuela!

On January 9, 2017, the puppet opposition forces operating in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and controlling a significant portion of the country’s parliament attempted a coup d’état. To this end, they organized a vote for the dismissal of the legally-elected President of the Republic, Nicolas Maduro. Some 106 out of 163 deputies voted for […]

Against Trump, against war: Reject Russia-baiting on J20

By Greg Butterfield The latest round of “revelations” alleging that Russian intelligence services extorted Trump to take “pro-Russian” positions (again, unverified and unverifiable), supplied by the war criminal John McCain, is not primarily about Trump. It is about promoting U.S. war with Russia, Syria, Donbass, etc. (See for example: “John McCain passes FBI dossier alleging […]