PROTECTING LIVES, DENAZIFICATION, A GENERAL STRIKE

We publish below the statement of the Left Opposition collective in Ukraine on the war in the east and the steps it believes are needed to bring it to a halt. Posted originally in Ukrainian by gaslo-info on 15 June 2014. Translated by Marko Bojcun  It is necessary above all to protect the inhabitants of populated … Continue reading PROTECTING LIVES, DENAZIFICATION, A GENERAL STRIKE

BEHIND THE LINES: UKRAINIAN LEFTISTS IN THE DONBAS

“Don’t sell your homeland – its the only one you have. Away from Brussels! Away from Moscow!” An interview with Mykola Tsikhno, co-ordinator of the National Communist Front. Taken by Chris Ford, 16 May 2014; translated by Marko BojcunPrefaceMykola Tsikhno explains in this interview why he and his comrades call themselves national communists. He also refers, … Continue reading BEHIND THE LINES: UKRAINIAN LEFTISTS IN THE DONBAS

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