Odessa: The cruelest of provocations

By Nahia Sanzo ‘On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian Nazis burned dozens of Odessites here. Mourning and remembrance.’ In the background, the House of Trade Unions. Odessa, May 3: Throughout the week, the media and the Ukrainian authorities, both local and national, had highlighted the growing threat of “separatist provocations” or “pro-Russian provocations,” which could happen […]

Alexey Markov: Victory Day!

By Alexey Markov, Ghost Brigade deputy commanderKirovsk, Lugansk People’s Republic May 9: This story happened just a few hours ago. Coming back from the 44th checkpoint on 2nd base, our car was attacked and captured by local residents, led by the mayor of the village. I only had time to relay on the radio that […]

Lugansk: Komsomol’s book drive takes on international character

The campaign “Books in the Service of Peace” has acquired an international character. The representative of the Workers World Party (USA) Greg Butterfield, during a meeting with the Lugansk Komsomol, gave books for school libraries in Lugansk. This was related by the leader of the Young Communists of Lugansk, Anna Brekhova. According to her, in […]

Maxim Chalenko: Winning Eurovision song typical example of disregard for history

May 16: The winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest, “1944,” dedicated to the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, is a typical example of disregard for the lessons of history in Europe today. This opinion was expressed by the leader of the Lugansk Communists, Maxim Chalenko. “Following this logic, in a couple of years, […]

Eyewitness Donetsk and Lugansk: People on the frontline against fascism

By Greg ButterfieldLooking through the magnified sights of an anti-tank weapon, I experienced a moment of deepened understanding of the stakes of the anti-fascist struggle in Ukraine. It came as I was visiting a camp of Prizrak, the Ghost Brigade anti-fascist militia, on the outskirts of Kirovsk, in the northwestern part of the independent Lugansk […]

Lugansk communists appeal to peoples of Europe on eve of Victory Day

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Lugansk Communists appeal to the peoples of Europe on the eve of May 9, the 71st anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism May 9, 2016, marks 71 years since Europe was liberated from fascism. Today, many politicians are trying to downplay or distort the significance of this event, presenting it […]

Lugansk Communists and Komsomol members paid tribute to victims of Odessa massacre

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Lugansk Communists and Komsomol members paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy in Odessa today, May 2, 2016. This was stated by the leader of the Young Communist League of Lugansk, Anna Brekhova. According to her, the Communists took part in the action “Candle of Memory,” dedicated to the second […]

Moldova’s Red Bloc on May Day: Independent trade union movement needed

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> The editor of the website Grenada received a statement from the political party Red Bloc (Our Home is Moldova), which we publish in full: The political party “Our Home is Moldova” (Red Bloc) congratulates all working people on the International Day of Workers’ Solidarity! No matter how hard the ruling classes […]

Lugansk Komsomol leader calls for communist unity

On April 23, the first International Scientific-Practical Conference of communist forces was held in Lugansk. Its aim was to analyze the situation and find ways to develop the left movement in the Donbass. Lugansk Komsomol leader Anna Brekhova. The conference was attended by representatives of communist organizations of Russia, Ukraine, Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and […]

Moldovan political prisoners win partial victory, struggle continues

By Greg Butterfield, Workers World April 26 – As we go to press, Workers World has learned that the Petrenko Group, seven communists and anti-oligarchy political prisoners in Moldova, have just been freed from house arrest. A court in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, transferred them to “judicial control” – essentially, released on bail – while […]