Более 10 лет назад Россия аннексировал Крым и оккупировала часть Восточной Украины. Уже на тот момент Кремль называл различные причины для оккупации в зависимости от политических взглядов целевой аудитории. Для левого/антифашистского движения российские пропагандисты подготовили историю о фашистском режиме в Киеве, захватившем власть незаконным путем. Вторжение в 2014 тогда преподносилось как антифашистское действие. Большинство анархистов и антифашистов в регионе разработали иммунитет к такой лжи за многочисленные годы пропаганды. Но для западных антифашистов и левых присутствие фашистских флагов во время Майдана стало настолько шокирующим, что некоторые поверили без дополнительных фактов в историю об ультраправом перевороте.
Tag: Russia
Is Russia becoming a communist country?
In recent elections to Duma (Russian parliament) communist party (CPRF) gained 5% and is resting now at 18.93%. It is still far away from Putin’s United Russia, but for a lot of enthusiasts, this can sound like good news. Some might think that ideas of communism are gaining once again and sooner or later Russia will be liberated from capitalism. The story is way more complicated. And shortly – no, Russia is not becoming more communist from electing members of the Communist Party.
How COVID vaccine is used by Putin to gain political power in Germany
The love story between german goverment and authoritarian Putins regime in Russia is a long one. And while the biggest baby of this love is North Stream oil pipe, the struggle against COVID is becoming another big project. Recently the news came that Germany is up to buy 30m Sputnik jabs from Russia. Experience of neighbours from Croatia who got somehow shitty Sputnik is not really the thing germans would like to accept.
Understanding what “BUR” is
In texts coming from Eastern Europe the term “BUR” is used from time to time. For some people it might be confusing to understand what it means as it is used mostly by the anarchist activists. This is a text to understand a bit the term and context of it’s appearance in the Eastern Europe.
Is Moscow Death Brigade for me?
Moscow Death Brigade (MDB) is a band well known in Germany. Russian antifascists singing against homophobia, sexism, racism and for everything good. I rarely met people from western european left who didn’t like them. It became quite annoying to answer every person the question what i think about the band. So the decision was made to write a text.