Job cuts will begin with a coalition agreement - a declaration of criminal intent and continuing the policy of Yanukovych. A betrayal of the aspirations of millions of people to live in dignity without the yoke oligarchs. "The coalition will assume responsibility for the implementation of the IMF program - Yatsenyuk" I will not hesitate. There … Continue reading Posters of the Left-Opposition in Ukraine
UKRAINE: RETURN OF THE OLIGARCHS: THE OCTOBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Marko Bojcun Observer Ukraine The results of the elections on 26 October to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) clearly show a return to the status quo ante, to the time of secure oligarchic rule before the Maidan. The Ukrainian ruling class continues on its course to reinforce its control over the state rather than to democratise and … Continue reading UKRAINE: RETURN OF THE OLIGARCHS: THE OCTOBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Nazi Desecration of Monument at Babyn Yar
This attack at the site of a terrible Nazi crime comes just days after prominent Ukrainian Jewish organizations warned of the need for vigilance, calm and unity in the face of a dishonest propaganda campaign around anti-Semitism in Ukraine and likely attempts at provocation Vandals have desecrated the Menorah which forms part of the Memorial … Continue reading Nazi Desecration of Monument at Babyn Yar
Poroshenko Stops Benefits: Donbas Ukrainians feel betrayed
The Ukrainian government has issued a blow to people living in areas under the control of Kremlin-backed militants. That at least is how many Ukrainians from Donbas view measures taken which could leave some of the most vulnerable people in Donbas effectively abandoned. First on Nov 7 the government announced that it would no longer … Continue reading Poroshenko Stops Benefits: Donbas Ukrainians feel betrayed
Steps continue towards a party of labour in Ukraine!
Strong steps towards the organisation of an independent workers/Labour Party are continuing in Ukraine following a highly successful conference in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih. An organising committee for a new party is now engaged in preparatory work and a new Ukrainian workers paper has been launched Social Revolution. On 18-19 October at the Bohdan … Continue reading Steps continue towards a party of labour in Ukraine!
Labour Left Backs the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign
The Labour Representation Committee, the main organisation of the left of the Labour Party has voted at its conference on 8th November to support the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. The majority of the LRC conference rejected the views of supporters of the ultra Stalinist 'New Communist Party' and other sectarians, to adopt a motion from Noel Park Labour … Continue reading Labour Left Backs the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign
Ukraine: Resisting nationalist polarization and Russian invasion
Building a Democratic Left Party; A leftist feminist point of view An interview with Nina Potarskaya by Jean Batou Nina Potarskaya is one of the leading Ukrainian leftist feminists, founder of the feminist squadron at Maidan, and member of the Left Opposition, which helped organize three successive conferences of left forces in Kiev, in … Continue reading Ukraine: Resisting nationalist polarization and Russian invasion
Miners Union Warns of Ecological Disaster in Donbas
Military action and destruction contribute of the ecological disaster in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions Mykhailo VOLYNETS, Chairman of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine: ‘It’s possible in the near future that there will be an ecological disaster in Donbass region, as well as in some areas of Russia. I’ll try to explain my … Continue reading Miners Union Warns of Ecological Disaster in Donbas
The Conflict in Ukraine, and the Russian New Left
Revolutions and their Translators: Maidan, the Conflict in Ukraine, and the Russian New Left by Alexei Yurchak Most accounts of the conflict in Ukraine reproduce the familiar Cold War binary. For the Russian government-controlled TV channels, Maidan (Ukraine’s revolution of the winter 2013–2014) was a fascist coup that overthrew the legitimate government with the US imperialist … Continue reading The Conflict in Ukraine, and the Russian New Left
News from the Trade Union of the Coal Industry of Ukraine
On 17 October 2014, the Third Plenary Session of the “UkraineCoalUnion” and Territorial Union of Coal-Mining Industry of Ukraine was held at the Public Joint Stock Company “DETK” assembly. Sergey Yunak, President of Territorial Union of Coal-Mining Industry of Ukraine (PRUP) made the following report: “Currently Ukraine is in a state of war. And each of … Continue reading News from the Trade Union of the Coal Industry of Ukraine
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 