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On the Barricades Special (Podcast)

Oligarchs and western embassies hold Bulgaria’s “democracy” hostage. Is there a ..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Bulgaria
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Bulgaria's transition from state-controlled socialism to capitalism and 'democracy' began as a ridicule of democracy and later devolved into a mockery of dictatorship. The latter were the nearly 15 years of Boyko Borissov's absolutist rule,...

The Romanian madhouse – political crisis and its political economy

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
On the Barricades Special (Podcast)
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Explaining Romanian politics to an international audience is not an easy task. Caught in an ever-lasting “transition”, Romania experiences original forms of democracy. Or, perhaps the periphery just makes our political experiences, in contrast to...

Sadism towards migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and Poland’s political theater

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Belarus
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You have most likely not heard about the humanitarian crisis on the borders of Belarus and Poland, as well as Belarus and Lithuania and Latvia. This is because, as soon as the news went viral,...

June’s thumb-ups & thumb-downs: A week of summits demonstrates Europe’s geopolitical im..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Global affairs
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The G7 summit, the Biden-Putin summit, the EU-US summit... Isn't that a lot of summits for just a week or so? What does Eastern Europe stand to gain? Is it going to have an impact...

June’s thumb-ups & thumb-downs: Sex education in Romania — a storm in a teacup!

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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“On the barricades” and 1+1 invite you to an interesting discussion on the law that would introduce sexual education in Romanian schools. We, Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski, are happy to announce that from now...

On the barricades — May’s thumb-ups & thumb-downs

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Economy & finance
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We cover the most important events of the previous few weeks in this episode, which we usually release at the end of the month. May's selection was particularly difficult because there were so many interesting...

April thumbs ups and thumbs downs! w/ Maria Cernat & Boyan Stanislavski

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Bulgaria
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Because it's the last Sunday of the month, the hosts of "On the Barricades" will discuss their April thumbs ups and thumbs downs. Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski will address the situation in East Ukraine...

“On the barricades” s02e15: Grotesque stagnancy on the Left

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Labour
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In this episode of "On the barricades," Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss the departure of the Eastern European Left from its core values and orientation towards the working class and how it has strangely...

Sofia Nădejde — looking up to an Eastern European feminist-socialist hero

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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Sofia Nădejde was a Romanian novelist, playwright, translator, journalist, women's rights activist and socialist. She had an amazing life and an amazing career. It made her an exceptional character that is most definitely worth looking...

February’s thumbs-up and thumbs-down

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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On 28th February 2021 the planned episode with the participation of the American psychoanalyst Hariet Fraad was posponed for April. What the hosts of the podcast On the Barricades proposed instead was their subjective review...