How Volodymyr Ischenko Strengthens Russia’s Negotiating Position

We publish here an important critique by leading Ukrainian democratic socialist Vitaliy Dudin of the ideas of the émigré sociologist Volodymyr Ischenko.  Many years ago Ischenko was a figure on the new left in Ukraine, since at least 2014, he has engaged in propagating narratives used by sections of the left hostile to Ukraine and … Continue reading How Volodymyr Ischenko Strengthens Russia’s Negotiating Position

On the Possible Banning of the Communist Party of Ukraine and Its Meaning for Democracy and the Left

by Volodymyr Ishchenko,   On July 24 the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Oleksandr Turchynov announced the disbanding of the parliamentary group of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) over a ridiculous technicality. The court trial over CPU’s ban as a political party started the same day with the next session of the court scheduled for mid-August.  … Continue reading On the Possible Banning of the Communist Party of Ukraine and Its Meaning for Democracy and the Left