A view by the anthropologist Rita Beres-DeakRita Béres-DeákRita Béres-Deák is a cultural anthropologist and LGBTQ activist from Hungary, currently living in Vienna. She received her BA in Cultural Anthropology at ELTE Budapest University in 2001 and her MA in Gender Studies at the Central European University in 2002. She received her
Continue reading
Some weeks ago, Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Russia. At first glance, Putin-Lukashenko’s talks were informal and even accompanied by leisure activities in the fresh air, which signaled a good mood in relations between the two countries and leaders. But appearances can be deceiving, and sometimes they
Continue reading
“On the barricades” — s02e17 Boyan Stanislavski & Radu StochiţaBoyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and translator. In the late `90 active in the Polish left and later in the labor movement, particularly the biggest Polish labor confederation — The All-Poland Trade Union Alliance. Until 2012 editor-in-chief of
Continue reading
Feminist activists harassed by the police.The Barricade
Continue reading
On the Barricades podcast focused on the political developments in Russia and the figure of Alexei Navalny in its 31 January 2021 episodeThe Barricade
Continue reading
A wave of young people’s protests broke out following the murder of Klodian Rasha by the police on 8 December 2020The Barricade
Continue reading
The postdoctoral researecher at the University of Cambridge Julia Rona is the guest of the On the Barricades podcast, speaking about her new book on protests in EuropeMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in
Continue reading
The site Tut.by and the Zabastovka channel on Telegram provide good quality journalism and workers’ perspectives. The protests are self-organised and the Poland-based Telegram channels such as NEXTA just encourage them.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries.
Continue reading
“These protests will not succeed. These oppositional leaders in Ukraine are waiting for their time” Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat, a Polish left-wing journalist and an expert on Eastern Europe, claimed in a special interview for The Barricade.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between
Continue reading
Conservative crusades in Central and Southeastern Europe met unexpected resistance among Poles. What happens next?Maria 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 of their podcast is “Squatting
Continue reading