Antisemitism and the struggle for historical recognition By Christopher Ford Babyn Yar is a ravine in Kyiv, a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War 2. The first massacre took place on 29-30 September 1941, with over 33,000 Jewish people murdered. Other … Continue reading Babyn Yar: Fascism, Stalinism and Holocaust memory
NO TO WAR, YES TO PEACE!
STATEMENT BY THE FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS OF UKRAINE The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, which represents interests of more than 4 million workers and students, is deeply concerned about the escalation of the situation and growing tension between Ukraine and Russia, caused by the unjustified significant build-up of Russian troops in the immediate … Continue reading NO TO WAR, YES TO PEACE!
There are more ways than one to skin a cat
On Putin's Objectives in the current crisis by Marko Bojcun There are more ways than one to skin a cat. Putin’s ultimate objective with respect to Ukraine is to get the Americans and Europeans in NATO to help him to strongarm Zelensky’s government back into talks on implementing the 2015 Minsk Accords. Moscow wants the … Continue reading There are more ways than one to skin a cat
RUSSIA HANDS OFF UKRAINE
PEACE THROUGH SELF DETERMINATION FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE APPEAL BY THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN We, socialists, trade unionists, activists for human rights, social justice and peace, stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against Russian imperialism. The international trade union movement and socialists globally must vigorously denounce and oppose Russia’s threats against Ukraine. We oppose … Continue reading RUSSIA HANDS OFF UKRAINE
Ivan Dzyuba Address at Babyn Yar
Holocaust Memorial Day - 2022 To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we publish two texts on the massacre at the Babyn Yar ravine on the edge of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The largest single mass shooting of Jews in German-occupied Europe. The initial phase of the killings occurred between September - November 1941. The first of … Continue reading Ivan Dzyuba Address at Babyn Yar
possible paths back to peace
By Marko Bojcun The prospect of further armed Russian aggression against Ukraine remains real. It brings into focus two big questions: immediately, how can Ukrainians defend themselves from further aggression, and in the longer term how can the peoples of Europe build a more reliable peace for the subcontinent as a whole? There is no … Continue reading possible paths back to peace
RUSSIA HANDS OFF UKRAINE
PICKET OF RUSSIA TODAY MILLBANK TOWER 31 JANUARY 5:00 PM The Russian army has massed on the Ukrainian border and is threatening to attack if the Kremlin’s demands are not met.The right of the Ukrainian people to decide the shape of their own country is being denied by an imperialist superpower, Putin has questioned the … Continue reading RUSSIA HANDS OFF UKRAINE
TIME FOR INTERNATIONAL ANTI-WAR SOLIDARITY
APPEAL BY UKRAINIAN SOCIALISTS The Kremlin has pulled the Russian army to the Ukrainian borders and is threatening to intervene if the US, NATO, and Ukraine do not fulfill their demands. We, the Ukrainian socialists, call on the international left to condemn the imperialist policies of the Russian government and to show solidarity with people … Continue reading TIME FOR INTERNATIONAL ANTI-WAR SOLIDARITY
Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum
Discussion hosted by the Alliance for Workers Liberty (Scotland) and Ukraine Solidarity Campaign WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY AT 19:00 Speakers: Hanna Perekhoda, is a member of the organisation SolidariteS, she is author of ‘The Bolsheviks in Eastern Ukraine and their competing state projects (1917-1918): the case of the Donets -Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic’ . Hannah will … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum
KAZAKHSTAN – SOLIDARITY WITH THE REVOLUTION!
Protests in London and in Ukraine Protest in London 8 January 2021 The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign supported protests outside the Kazakhstan embassy in London and with the Kazakh community at Trafalgar Square on 8 January. Yuliya Yurchenko and Christopher Ford spoke and delivered messages of solidarity from Ukrainian socialist organisations at the protest outside the … Continue reading KAZAKHSTAN – SOLIDARITY WITH THE REVOLUTION!
