U.S. hidden war continues in Donbass

By Greg Butterfield, Workers World On the night of April 17-18, a woman was seriously wounded by an explosion in the village of Zaytsevo, near Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. She received multiple shrapnel wounds and fractures as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A village official reported that several houses […]

Alchevsk: Towards the 71st anniversary of Victory Day

Head of Alchevsk Communists Olga Leshchenko Kalinovna addressed 7th grade students at an event dedicated to 71st anniversary of the Great Victory in the war against fascism. Source Translated by Greg Butterfield

Lugansk communist: Kiev officials will answer for non-payment of pensions

April 18: Kiev officials will be held responsible for non-payment of pensions to residents of Donbass. This opinion was expressed by Secretary of Lugansk Regional Committee of the Communist Party Ekaterina Popova. Ekaterina Popova “A situation where the opinion of officials is given priority over the Constitution cannot be considered normal. Ukrainian ministers who refuse […]

Moscow: Plans for Left March on May 1 announced

On April 18 at 8.00 at the Moscow city government office, notice was filed for the “Left March” on May 1, 2016. The applicants notified the authorities of their intention to gather on May 1 at 13.00 on Ring Boulevard at Nikitsky Gate Square (Arbatskaya Street), march on Nikitsky Boulevard and Tverskoy Boulevard, with a […]

Victor Shapinov: Events in Ukraine are a model for imperialism’s crisis strategy

By Victor Shapinov Speech given at the 7th International Anti-Imperialist Symposium in Istanbul, April 16, 2016. Dear comrades! I bring greetings to all the participants of the symposium on behalf of the communists of Ukraine and Donbass, which today has become one of the major fronts of the struggle against imperialism and fascism. And I […]

Lugansk communist: Ukrainian politicians surprised they couldn’t influence Dutch referendum

On April 6, a referendum was held in the Netherlands on the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The agreement would increase political, economic and military ties, as a step toward Ukrainian membership in the EU. The Association Agreement was rejected by 61 percent of Dutch voters. April 8: For Ukrainian politicians, it […]

Donetsk communists host Cosmonautics Day event for kids

Cosmonautics Day celebrates the anniversary of the first manned space flight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, and the great advances in space exploration opened up by socialist construction in the USSR. By Communist Union of Donbass On April 12, Donetsk youth organized a festival for children of the Kiev district in […]

Moldovan youth remember revolutionary Pavel Tkachenko

By Greg Butterfield, Workers World On April 7, supporters of the communist Red Bloc gathered in Chisinau, Moldova, to pay tribute to revolutionary Pavel Tkachenko on the 115th anniversary of his birth. They laid flowers at a monument located at the site where he was murdered. Photos: Stanislav Panfilii / Grenada.md Born in what is […]

What is the U.S. up to in Moldova?

By Greg Butterfield, Workers World On February 12, a U.S. military plane landed at the international airport in Chisinau, capital of the Republic of Moldova. At a time when Washington occupies an estimated 800 military bases in more than 60 countries, and the U.S.-dominated NATO military alliance is rapidly expanding its forces across eastern Europe, […]

Tkachenko’s ideas live in struggle against oligarch regime: Moldovan political prisoners

On April 7, 2016, at a rally in Chisinau, Moldova, dedicated to the 115th birth anniversary of communist revolutionary Pavel Tkachenko, statements were read from two of the Petrenko Group political prisoners, members of the Red Bloc. Monument of Pavel Grigorchuk in Bender, Transnistria.Photo: Nahia Sanzo Pavel Grigorchuk I warmly welcome all gathered today at the place where, […]