Having unleashed a war on Ukraine under the pretext of “denazification,” the Russian state stakes its claim on yet another monopoly — this time, on anti-fascism. And yet a grassroots anti-authoritarian anti-fascist movement had existed all this while in the post-Soviet space. What was the movement like and what can today’s anti-war activists learn from it?
Trade union and human rights activist Pavel Lisyansky explains why Russia’s presence in the Donbas has proved a disaster for the labor movement, and why defending human and labor rights sometimes goes hand in hand
Eyüp Özer on Turkey’s political crisis and the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
What’s going on in the Russian Orthodox Church today? How does it justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine? What’s Patriarch Kirill’s role in this justification? How can the church engage people in social action? Andrey Shishkov on the Russian Orthodox Church and its politics during the ongoing war in Ukraine
Who is being jailed in Russia following the war’s outbreak, and why? How can we help those who find themselves standing “alone” against the repressive state? Sasha Starost explains the idea behind the Black February project and discusses attitudes toward political prisoners in Russia
Could the Russian regime lean on the development of digital technologies? Sociologist David Khumaryan discusses the wartime political course and explains why the lack of resources will prevent “Stalin-style” digitalization
Why is participation in municipal elections especially important in the face of increasing political repression? How are urban politics and the struggle for democratic change connected? Municipal deputy Alexander Zamyatin answers questions by “Posle”
Having unleashed a war on Ukraine under the pretext of “denazification,” the Russian state stakes its claim on yet another monopoly — this time, on anti-fascism. And yet a grassroots anti-authoritarian anti-fascist movement had existed all this while in the post-Soviet space. What was the movement like and what can today’s anti-war activists learn from it?
Trade union and human rights activist Pavel Lisyansky explains why Russia’s presence in the Donbas has proved a disaster for the labor movement, and why defending human and labor rights sometimes goes hand in hand
Eyüp Özer on Turkey’s political crisis and the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
What’s going on in the Russian Orthodox Church today? How does it justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine? What’s Patriarch Kirill’s role in this justification? How can the church engage people in social action? Andrey Shishkov on the Russian Orthodox Church and its politics during the ongoing war in Ukraine
Who is being jailed in Russia following the war’s outbreak, and why? How can we help those who find themselves standing “alone” against the repressive state? Sasha Starost explains the idea behind the Black February project and discusses attitudes toward political prisoners in Russia
Could the Russian regime lean on the development of digital technologies? Sociologist David Khumaryan discusses the wartime political course and explains why the lack of resources will prevent “Stalin-style” digitalization
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