protests – The Barricade

The Russians went from “appalled and stunned” to “understanding and accepting..

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Global affairs
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This is part 1 of our conversation with Stanislav Byshok. The Barricade brings you a reasonable, balanced, and critical voice from Russia; the hosts of "On the Barricades" invited Stanislav Byshok, a Russian political scientist...

Hungary: Orban vs. protesting workers, part 2

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Education
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In the second part of the talk with Judit Zeller from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, the On the Barricades podcast focuses on the parallels between the state response to teachers' protests in Hungary and...

Kazakhstani Chessboard — Part 3 — Traditional agitprop in the media and more

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Global affairs
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It was predictable, but it was still disappointing. The western media began their usual campaign of support for anything that could be construed as anti-Russian. It was their usual agitation for those 'fighting for their...

What Is the Hungarian “Pedophilia Act” and What Is behind It?

Rita Béres-Deák
Analysis
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On June 10, 2021, the Hungarian parliament made public the contents of a proposed “Pedophilia Act,” to be voted on less than a week later, on June 15. The bill has caused general outrage among national and...

The dilemmas of Belarus-Russian relations

Veronika Stoyanova
Analysis
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This meeting has been uncommon in recent months because Putin generally preferred distance forms of dealing with other politicians during the pandemic. Since the beginning of the year, he has made an exception to talks...

Protests, strikes, and occupations in Romania — Is this a major change already?

Boyan Stanislavski
Labour
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Too early to say definitely, but one thing is absolutely certain: The class balance of forces in Romanian society have shifted. The last three decades were a time of a brutal ideological offensive of neoliberalism...

Poland: Banning abortions is not enough, some more state violence is welcome!

During the last six months, Poland witnessed one of the largest protests in its modern history. Polish youth took to the streets, en masse, against the barbaric ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, which nearly ruled...

The Russian protests — some reason to the passionate media plot

After the incredible events that have been taking place in the USA recently, we thought it was about time we saw a new chapter in the online political show: this time, it came from Russia....

“The kids in Albania are rebelling against their fate”

The Barricade
Albania
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The crowd marching down the streets of Tirana resembled a massive approaching tsunami. In its wake, it smashed advertising signs, knocked down street lamps, dislocated rubbish bins, roared, and sang. In the collective memory, this...

Eastern Europe and protests: where’s the catch?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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They say protests go well on an empty stomach! During recent years, we have seen a wide range of protests taking place in Eastern Europe. From the Orange Revolutions to today’s massive protests in Bulgaria...