Putin – The Barricade

Kant and the current Ukrainian conflict

Boyan Stanislavski
Democracy
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Has a rational person the right to declare that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was an act of unprovoked aggression? Yes and no. It all depends on how you look at it. The systematics of...

What a witty terrorist attack! Only for a good laugh!

Maciej Wiśniowski
Opinions & comments
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The disgusting cheering and joking reactions of the Polish public to the murder of Daria Dugina must have shocked anyone with even a smidgeon of morals. They are, however, not novel. After a car blew...

The Last “Real Men” – The War in Ukraine and Its Media Created Heroes

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Analysis
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Social media and the constant commercialization imperatives of journalistic discourse have made the public receptive to very simplistic narratives. The war is no exception. The media narrative pushed in the public arena is that of...

The war in Ukraine in relation to Russia’s internal situation [special edition pt. 5]

In the previous segment, Boyan Stanislavski, the host of "On the Barricades," and his guest Pat Byrne, a political analyst, socialist activist, and historian of the European left, discussed the goals that Putin may be...

What are Putin’s goals, and can he achieve them through the ongoing war? [special edition pt..

As we have stated numerous times in previous segments, there is no doubt that any war of aggression should be condemned. All such wars are bad, and it takes a psychopath to 'like' them. Moral...

Elections in Russia rigged against the CPRF? w/ Ilya Budraitskis

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Elections
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Is Russia any different now that the recent parliamentary election has passed? It doesn't appear to be. The growing popularity of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, on the other hand, deserves the attention...

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...

Eastern European leftist journalists dissect the Belarus situation

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Analysis
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Aleksander Lukashenko has been the undisputed leader of Belarus for over 25 years. How is this even possible? Is it truly only through the plethora of dictatorial measures he employed during that time? Certainly not!...

Medvedchuk’s prosecution, or is Ukraine looking for a way to end itself?

Boyan Stanislavski
Analysis
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The ongoing political prosecution in Ukraine far outweighs the recent prosecution of Alexey Navalny in Russia, which has been completely overblown to grotesque proportions by the international media. Even some of them, such as the...

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...