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Progressive Patriotism

ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 18, 2019: Participants in a rally against the construction of the Shiyes solid domestic waste landfill in Arkhangelsk Region, northern Russia. Roman Pimenov/TASS –ÓÒÒˡ. —‡ÌÍÚ-œÂÚÂ·Û„. ”˜‡ÒÚÌËÍË ÏËÚËÌ„‡ ÔÓÚË‚ ÒÚÓËÚÂθÒÚ‚‡ ‚ ¿ı‡Ì„ÂθÒÍÓÈ Ó·Î‡ÒÚË ÏÛÒÓÌÓ„Ó ÔÓÎË„Ó̇ ‚ ÿËÂÒÂ. –ÓÏ‡Ì œËÏÂÌÓ‚/“¿——

Translated from the Russian original on Colta.ru by Maxim Edwards. LeftEast publishes this text not by way of unreserved endorsement but rather in an effort to initiate a debate about leftist strategy. In our editorial discussion at least, it generated plenty of questions: Do we need to limit our imagination of political community to the […]

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What Do Russian Leftists Dream About?: A Collective Portrait

Who are today’s leftists? What’s the problem with liberals and patriots? What are the political goals of the left and how to achieve them? Do leftists want to bring back the USSR?/ dekulakize everybody?/ abolish the difference between the smart and the stupid? What does one need to read/ watch to become leftist? The Furfur […]