Monthly Archives: August 2011
Anatomy of a “Landslide” (Saint Petersburg Municipal District By-Elections)
Editor’s Note. We have it on good authority from a reliable source that the approval rating of Valentina Matviyenko and her administration stood at a whopping 7 (seven) percent before her miraculous landslide victory in the so-called municipal district by-elections … Continue reading
Filed under political repression, Russian society
Join Khimki Forest Solidarity Actions August 26th!
We’re asking you to make actions of solidarity and to distribute our petition! http://www.change.org/petitions/russian-president-dmitri-medvedev-halt-the-destruction-of-khimki-forest August 26th, 2010, is a historic date for the grassroots protest movement in Russia. That is the day, just one year ago, when Russian President Dmitry … Continue reading
Filed under activism, open letters, manifestos, appeals, protests
Vysočany Congress (Learning Film Group, 2008)
Vysočany Congress Video film, 36:10, 2008 Learning Film Group (Nikolay Oleynikov, Yevgeny Fiks, and Ilya Budraitskis) The Secret Vysočany Congress of the Czechoslovak Communist Party took place in August 1968, just two days after Soviet tanks invaded Prague. For this … Continue reading
How’s It Going with That (Classist, Racist, Neocolonialist) Neoliberal Austerity Thing?
BBC News, “Riots in Tottenham after Mark Duggan shooting protest” Lenin’s Tomb, “Tottenham Calling” Tottenham is ablaze. Not for the first time in its history. Not for the first time over police violence and killing either. But nor is this … Continue reading
Valentina Matviyenko Teaches Petersburgers a Lesson in “Sovereign Democracy”
World Affairs August 2, 2011 Vladimir Kara-Murza The Kremlin’s Know-How: A Secret Election For all the tricks the Kremlin has perfected over the years to ensure “correct” voting results, what happened last week in St. Petersburg was in a league … Continue reading
Filed under Russian society
Chto Delat Summer School (Visby, Sweden)
www.balticartcenter.com CHTO DELAT SUMMER SCHOOL WHAT IS OUR CONTEMPORARY? The Russian collective Chto Delat has been invited to realise a project within the framework of the Production-in-Residence programme at BAC. This programme aims to support any aspect of an artistic … Continue reading
Filed under alternative education, critical thought
Gay Cameroonian facing removal Saturday morning from UK
EveryOne Group Action Alert: gay Cameroonian facing removal tomorrow morning from UK The EveryOne Group appeals with maximum urgency to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to Air France and to the … Continue reading
The Power of the Waltz to Shape Troubled Young Minds
Russian police wants to know what young people read and listen to Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev has said that the activity of some internet resources should be restricted to prevent extremism among the youth. Young people are very often … Continue reading
Filed under activism, political repression, protests, Russian society
