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The Left Emigration Forum took place in Cologne
On November 2-3, 2024, the Left Emigration Forum took place in Cologne. More than 70 participants from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine took part in it. Among the topics discussed were: the problem of evacuating activists from the risk of repression, the creation of networks and mechanisms for mutual assistance among emigrants, a political program of…
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The BPL’s position on the Russian regime
The war in Ukraine is the result of a crisis in international relations. The current negotiation process system has failed to stop and prevent the war. Despite mutual sanctions, the hands of imperialists are unbound. Eastern Europe, and primarily Ukraine, has become the battlefield. While there may be debates about the causes, timeline, and overall…
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Can’t find the enemy? Create one!
Recently, a number of Russian official bodies have been actively ranting on the subject of all things foreign. Thus, as recently as the beginning of this month, a number of Russian activists abroad had their domestic passports cancelled. This is effectively cutted them off from being able to make many transactions remotely in Russia. Yesterday…
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BPL’s position on the snap parliamentary elections in France
There will be snap elections in France in June-July, in which essentially the entire choice is centred around left, right and centrist. We believe that it is our duty today to critically support our comrades in the New Popular Front, who today oppose both the right-wing revanche and the ruling coalition. A special place here…
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Is URSAL possible on Central Asian soil?
For the discussion. Be realistic, demand the impossible! the slogan of the Paris May 1968. In recent years, Brazilian politics has been a battleground between the centre-left and the right. Although Brazilian centre-leftists can hardly be called radical leftists, in many moments they have been very successful in opposing the elitist measures of the right.…
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Together against fascism!
Not so long ago, events around the Russian State University for the Humanities, where Ivan Ilyin’s name was given to the Higher School of Politics, began to be discussed in Russia. Ivan Ilyin was a far-right figure who actively opposed the socialist transformations in the USSR and advocated a war of aggression against it, justifying…
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Solidarity with Bohdan Sirotyuk!
On April 25, Ukrainian Marxist Bogdan Sirotyuk was arrested by Ukrainian security services in the city of Pervomaysk, Mykolaiv region. He is being held in a high-security prison in Mykolayiv in poor conditions with charges of “high treason” and “aiding and abetting the Russian invasion.” Bohdan has been a Komsomol activist for several years, but…
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Brochure on Russian left-wing political prisoners
A special issue of Freie Plattform für Arbeiterpolitik was recently published, which was devoted to the issue of left-wing political prisoners in Russia. The issue was prepared in two languages: Russian and German. The Russian text was prepared by comrades from our organisation, the French committee ‘Socialists Against War’ and the editorial board of the…
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May Day is a day of international struggle!
Not long ago, Russian-speaking leftists in Germany came out on May Day in Cologne and marched in a column as part of a trade union demonstration. Among the slogans were calls for international solidarity and the fight against capitalism in Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries. We also raised at the event the problems of…
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Website launch
Dear Friends, In light of upcoming events, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new website. It will be dedicated to covering our events, our activities and our position.The BPL (Alliance of the post-Soviet Left) is an organisation that unites leftists from post-Soviet countries in EU who stand on internationalist positions. Our movement…