Lenin Statue outside Finland Station, St Petersburg, Russia
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Meanwhile, Poland strips Zelensky of its highest honour over naming of military unit after WWII far-right paramilitaries
COMMUNISTS and left organisations have hit out at a reactionary “ahistorical” motion passed by the European Parliament last month, which equates communism with “the monster of fascism.”
The European Communist Initiative condemned the “outrageous” resolution tabled by the right-wing European People’s Party group and warned of the escalating anti-communism of the European Union (EU).
The motion recognised the importance of “remembrance” for the future of Europe, but equates communism with the barbarity of nazism. It also called for the erasure all memorials of “totalitarianism” across Europe, including memorials dedicated to the Red Army.
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
WILL DRY speaks to three former members of the armed forces about the political hypocrisy surrounding Armistice Day, how war is a function of class society, and the far right’s use of militarism and nationalism to divide working people
In a speech to the 12th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, SEVIM DAGDELEN warns of a growing historical revisionism to whitewash Germany and Japan’s role in WWII as part of a return to a cold war strategy from the West — but multipolarity will win out
As the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia rebuilds support through anti-cuts campaigns, the government seeks to silence it before October’s parliamentary elections through liberal totalitarianism, reports JOHN CALLOW