Tag Archives: russia

Anarchism on the periphery: struggle under conditions of emigration and war

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

In the article that follows (from Pramen, 06/11/2024), the “introduction” closes with the following statement: “… despite any discomfort you may have in reading this, we ask you to focus on the essence of what’s written, and encourage you to … Continue reading →

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Anti-war statement

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From avtonom.org (29/08/2024). We have stated from the very start that the beginning of a full-scale war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is an imperialist aggression of the Russian state. That is still true. Our position on the war … Continue reading →

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Through war, despotism and social change: Russia’s Anarchist Black Cross

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From avtonom.org and Freedom News (30/08/2024). For this year’s International Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity Week, Freedom interviewed the Anarchist Black Cross-Moscow to discuss their long history in Russia supporting imprisoned Russian anarchists, the challenges they face under Putin’s regime and their work during the … Continue reading →

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The Rat: A Russian anarchist’s story of torture, imprisonment, and compassion

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From Freedom News (24/07/2024). Ilya Shakursky was condemned to 16 years on trumped-up terrorism charges Franz Kafka’s The Trial opens with the line, “Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, … Continue reading →

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What Does Putin Want?

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From Freedom News (11/07/2024) and Avtonom.org (11/07/2024). The Russian autocrat is not crazy, war is simply a necessity for his power and economic system Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Putin outlined five goals for his war: Ukraine’s … Continue reading →

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Antti Rautiainen: On the Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale war

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From avtonom (29/05/2024) … Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser for the anarchist Ruslan Siddiqui’s legal defence

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From avtonom … The anarchist Ruslan Siddiqui is accused of attacking the Dyagilevo military aerodrome, using quadcopters, and of damaging railway lines (in Ryazan region) that were used to transport military equipment and fuel to the Russian army in Ukraine. For … Continue reading →

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From the Ukrainian Solidarity Collectives

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

After two years of mobilisation, a summary review of the work of the Ukrainian Solidarity Collectives (From lundimatin, #418, 04/03/2024) In line with the series of interviews that we carried out in the summer of 2023 with anarchist and communist … Continue reading →

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The Maidan Diary of Dmitry Petrov

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. collective (20/02/2024) … An Eyewitness Account of the Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 An unflinching and critical account from within the demonstrations that toppled the Ukrainian government in 2014. In November 2013, protests broke out in Kyiv against … Continue reading →

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Anarchists should not be spreading Putinist propaganda

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From Antti Rautiainen … Last September, some Italian anarchists published a collective letter criticising Ukrainian anarchists for defending themselves and their movement against Russian imperialist aggression. The argument is based on both ethical and factual points. I will start by commenting on … Continue reading →

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