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Monthly Archives: May 2016
New Horizons of Russia’s Militarism
In April, the medias reported that as of September 1 of this year a new child organisation of the Ministry of Defence, Yunarmiya (ru: Youth Army) will start operating. This new step of Russian militarism brings to an end the … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption & Fascism
Tagged fascism, imperialism, militarism, military education, revolution, Russia, school, Working Class, Yunarmiya
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SDK’s Transitional Program, Part I
We present our readers with the program of transitional demands of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstannın Socialistik Qozghalısı/Socialisticheskoye Dvizheniye Kazahstana), adopted at the congress in Bishkek on Jun. 30 – Jul. 1. In the coming time, this document will … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parties, Repression, Working Class
Tagged Aktau, capitalism, China, Chinese imperialism, communism, dictatorship, exploitation, fascism, FPK, imperialism, Janozen, Kazakhstan, KNPK, KSPK, mining industry, murder, Nazarbayev, Nur Otan, petrol industry, workers
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May 21, Almata: Mass Arrests at a Rally against the Sale of Land
During a peaceful rally in Almata, on May 21, illegal arrests and attempts to arrest various social activists as they were exiting their homes were observed. Journalists were also being detained at their workplace. The events showed that all of … Continue reading
Posted in International, Repression
Tagged Almata, Almaty, Kazakhstan, land reform, police state, protest, Repression, socialism, socialismkz.info
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Communists are under threat of expulsion in Donetsk
They had already been expelled from the People’s Soviet in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and were not admitted to a rally. Although it may seem strange, Donetsk has undertaken the process of decommunisation almost simultaneously with Ukraine. No, Lenin’s … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parties, Repression
Tagged Communist Party, DNR, DNR KP, Donbass, Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic, fascism, Free Donbass, KPRF, LNR, revisionism, Russia, Ukraine, Zyuganov
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Provisional Program of the Labourers’ Party of Russia (PTR)
Preamble: Our goal is to organise those into a mass party, who continue living in Russia by their own labour rather than by criminal income, who don’t take bribes and kickbacks, who don’t receive profit from capital and do … Continue reading
Posted in Parties, Working Class
Tagged Labourers' Party of Russia, party, PTR, Russia, state capitalism, technocracy
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Azerbaijan: Anarchists Prosecuted for Vandalizing Əliev’s Monument
Late in the evening on May 9, on the eve of Heydər Əliev’s, the previous president of Azerbaijan’s, birthday, a graffiti appeared on the pedestal of the monument dedicated to Heydər Əliev in the park of the same name, across … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption & Fascism, International, Repression
Tagged Anarchists, arrested, Azerbaijan, Baku, drugs, fascism
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St. Petersburg Police Stopped a Fight between Vegans and LGBT Activists
At the May 1st demonstration, the police of St. Petersburg had to pull apart the fighting vegans and LGBT activists. The animals’ rights activists did not like how, during the procession, advocates for sexual minorities unfurled rainbow flags, reports Novaya … Continue reading