“Stalinism is a Marxist invention to save Lenin and Trotsky”

From Freedom News

Ignacio de Llorens is a historian and philosopher. We met with him to discuss his newly published book, a compilation of research conducted intermittently over several decades: Life Will Shine on the Cliff: Volin (V. M. Eichenbaum) published in Spanish by KRK editions. It is the first biography of this Russian anarchist, whose life is as fascinating as it is unknown.

Another anarchist died on the frontline of Ukraine

From Indymedia Netherlands

Yesterday, sister Sati passed away. She died almost instantly - before my eyes. I'm sorry that I personally couldn't do anything for you. It was an extremely difficult situation - a UAV explosion, two critically injured people, and the understanding that you need to help someone who still has a chance... Ten minutes before your death, you gave me a tangerine. We ate it for two, and I called you a wonderful girl - because that's what you were. Thank you for everything.

Anti-war resistance in Russia and anarchists

From avtonom

Thousands of Russians have been fighting against the invasion to Ukraine. During first month of protests against the war, 15 000 people were detained. Small street actions are still sporadically taking place, although they are heavily persecuted. More than 300 people have been imprisoned for anti-war activities, including six anarchists and antifascists. What are the current anti-war initiatives in Russia to follow? How to support Russian anti-war movement, which is operating in more and more repressive circumstances? Why Russian anti-war movement has this far failed to change the course of war? Who are the current anarchist and anti-fascists prisoners in Russia, and how to support them?

The voice of an anarchist who fled Ukraine to escape mobilization and war

From ANTIMILITARISTICKÁ INICIATIVA [ AMI ]

Mainstream media and even some “anarchist” or “radical left” media outlets bombard us with reports about soldiers on the front lines, but stubbornly refuse to listen to the voices of those who reject war and violent mobilization for war purposes. We take a different approach. We prefer to give space to the voices of those who fled the war rather than to hypocrites who describe the war as a liberation struggle.

Statement from Russian-speaking anarchists to Western anarchist initiatives: listen to the Ukrainian comrades!

This text is a collective statement of Russian-speaking anarchist collectives (see the list of signatories below). It should have been published even earlier, but now it’s really the time for a consolidated statement about the war in Ukraine. We do not claim to represent the stance of each and every anarchist from Russia, but the need for a clear position, and contradictions associated with the war in Ukraine lead to the necessity to act as a united movement.

Interview with anarcho-syndicalists from Russia on mobilization and repression

From ANTIMILITARISTICKÁ INICIATIVA [ AMI ]

Recently, our website published notes on mobilization in Russia, written by an anarchist from Russia. We continue to explore this topic through an interview with anarcho-syndicalists working in Russia. This interview provides further evidence that service in Putin’s army is often enforced and that expressions of resistance are brutally suppressed.

On silencing voices from Eastern Europe at anarchist events in EU

From Anarchist Black Cross Belarus

Over the past few years, quite a few organizations and groups have appeared in the anarchist milieu that actively exclude activists from Solidarity Collectives, ABC-Belarus, and a number of other anarchist and anti-authoritarian organizations from public events, blocking their participation and writing various kinds of “statements” condemning their work in support of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion. The basis for such behavior is often the distorted positions of activists from Eastern Europe on the war. Anarchists are accused of becoming militarists, supporting the war, and not being critical enough of the Ukrainian state.

War and anarchists

From azarov.net by Vyacheslav Azarov from Union of Anarchists of Ukraine

For the second day in a row, the media is full of reports about the death of Ukrainian artist David Chichkan on the front lines. Adhering to the rule of “speak well of the dead or not at all,” I will say that may he rest in peace; he defended his country until his last breath. But, excuse me, anarchism has nothing to do with it, although most of these reports emphasize his anarchist beliefs. And I will not lie, his 2023 mural in Zaporizhia depicting Makhno under the state flag frankly outraged me.

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