How should the contemporary socialist left relate to the history of ‘actually existing socialism’?

29 December 2020 Ben Burgis

How should the contemporary socialist left relate to the history of ‘actually existing socialism’?

Lenin danced in the snow on the day that his Soviet Republic had officially lasted longer than the 1871 Paris Commune. Did you know that?Ben BurgisBen Burgis is a leftist philosophy professor at Georgia State University Perimeter College and the author of the best-selling Give Them An Argument: Logic for

10 December 2020 Andrius Bielskis

The great demolition of the Lithuanian Social Democrats

2020 Lithuanian general electionAndrius BielskisAndrius Bielskis is Director of Centre for Aristotelian Studies and Critical Theory at Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, and Professor of Philosophy at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. He is the founder of the progressive social movement ‘New Left 95’ and the director of DEMOS Institute of Critical

22 October 2020 The Barricade

What is the situation of the Czech left after the regional elections?

The results of the Czech left in the regional elections are poor, for both the Communist KSČM and the social-democratic ČSSD. In regional councils, left-wing voices will be heard even less than in the past. The Barricade

17 October 2020 Maria Cernat

How do we make progressive politics appealing to a conservative workforce?

Ben Burgis, contributor to the Jacobin, gets interviewed by the Barricade Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and in 2008 she got

3 October 2020 Nishan Jingozian

The genesis of change and deceit in the Bulgarian Socialist Party

In the last few years the BSP’s ideas, ideology, principles, traditions and essence have been twisted so much that the main question today is whether it is a left-wing party at all.Nishan JingozianNishan Jingozian is born in Varna. In 1997 he left for the UK, where he graduated from the

2 October 2020 The Barricade

Romania – illusions turning Into nightmares

Maria Cernat joined Yuri Smouter on his podcast 1+1 talking about Romania’s socialism, transition and contemporary societyThe Barricade

28 September 2020 The Barricade

“Nothing to lose but our chains.”

Mass protests have been taking place in Belarus for over three months now. Political scientist and member of the Central Committee of the left party Fair World Pavel Katarzheuski speaks about the development of the protest movement, prison and torture, as well as the perspectives of the left opposition.The Barricade

29 August 2020 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

The Left in Eastern Europe keeps losing because it lacks courage and identity

Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski continue their discussion on the poor condition of the left political organizations in Eastern EuropeMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title