ukrainesolidaritycampaign LNR, Mozgovoy, NIHILIST

‘The spectre’ of communism or Mozgovoy as Che Guevara for Tolikenists

BEHIND THE MYTH OF THE “GHOST BATTALION” COMMANDER An almost cult like status has been fostered for Aleksey Mozgovoy the military commander in the area of Luhansk oblast occupied by the self-styled ‘Luhansk Peoples Republic’. This mythology of Mozgovoy as a new Che Guevara has been prominent amongst the Stalinist organisations. Mozgovoy is well known … Continue reading ‘The spectre’ of communism or Mozgovoy as Che Guevara for Tolikenists

ukrainesolidaritycampaign Denis Gorbach, NIHILIST

The struggle for progressive politics in Ukraine

Denis Gorbach of Nihilist On 6 June, Kyiv hosted an LGBT Pride event – the March of Equality. Roughly 300 people attended this march, which was devoted to defending human rights and equality. While hundreds of police officers protected them, the exact number of their ‘opponents’ – members of far-right organisations – is hard to define, … Continue reading The struggle for progressive politics in Ukraine

ukrainesolidaritycampaign Boris Kagarkitsky, NIHILIST, Russian Imperialism

KAGARLITSKY, THE WAR AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION

A Critique of the 'Red Putinist'  A person of influence on the thinking the western left on Ukraine has been the Russian writer Boris Kagarlitsky Director of the Institute of Globalization and Social Movements.  Whilst the pro-war views of the Moscow based Kagarlitsky have been accepted without criticism in some quarters – in contrast the views of actual … Continue reading KAGARLITSKY, THE WAR AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION