Appeal of the Kryviy Rih Basin miners to the workers of Europe
Miners in Central Ukraine have launched a struggle against the “greed of Ukrainian and Russian oligarchs”, accusing them of being the main cause of the crisis gripping the country. They are demanding a doubling of their wages following a steep rise in the cost of living and asking workers in Britain for support against their London-headquartered … Continue reading Appeal of the Kryviy Rih Basin miners to the workers of Europe
Only solidarity will save Ukraine!
Statement by the socialist Left Opposition of Ukraine 3 March 2014The socialist union “Left Opposition” offers its assessment of the Russian aggression in Crimea and the destructive role of Ukrainian nationalists. The intervention of Russian armies was made possible as a result of a split in Ukrainian society. Its unity is impossible with the oligarchs … Continue reading Only solidarity will save Ukraine!
What really happened in Odessa
an eye-witness accountLeft-Opposition of Ukraine has published an account by an Odessa left activist of the clashes of May 2, 2014 between the supporters of the Maidan and pro-Russian forces, in particular, about the events of the Battle of Kulikovo and burning of the trade union building during which over 40 died. The editors of … Continue reading What really happened in Odessa
Call for unity against Ukrainian-Russian oligarchs
Vitaliy Dudin is a member of the Left Opposition in Kyiv and pro bono lawyer for the independent trade union Zakhyst Pratsi (Defence of Labour). In this interview, given on the eve of Ukraine’s presidential election last month, Dudin says the country’s workers have to unite against the oligarchs in whatever region they live.Recorded in … Continue reading Call for unity against Ukrainian-Russian oligarchs
Ukraine’s Protest Movement: Is a ‘Left Sector’ Possible?
by Ilya BudraitskisPolitical analysis from Ilya Budraitskis of the Russian Socialist Movement written as he visited Kyiv in the midst of the revolution.Back in mid-December, our estimate of Ukraine’s political crisis as a “revolutionary situation” resulted in a lot of critical reviews. Further, the use of the word “revolution” in the context of Ukraine was … Continue reading Ukraine’s Protest Movement: Is a ‘Left Sector’ Possible?
Euromaidan and a Program for the Left
Euromaidan’s popularity has nothing to do with Ukrainians finding the question of free trade with the European Union so significant that it emboldened them to survive sleepless nights on the square. The country’s socioeconomic problems, which are much more acute than those of its neighbors to the East and West, gave the protest its meaning. … Continue reading Euromaidan and a Program for the Left
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 