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The Second International and the First World War – Responding to capitalist global disaster: 1914 and todayThe following talk was delivered to the Socialism 2014 conference in Chicago, June 28, 2014. It has been edited for publication in International Socialist Review. See also Riddells article “Capitalism’s First World War and the Battle Against It“ here. -> read article... |
Ukraine
Russian White Guards in the DonbassThere is no revolution in the Donbass, not even a mass movement. They exist only in the propaganda of the supporters of an armed separatist movement, led by far-right nationalists. Imported from Russia, they seek the restoration of the Tsarist Empire. The Kremlin supports this reincarnation of the White Guards and the Black Hundreds who are destabilizing Ukraine; but it seems that it is also afraid of them. -> read article... |
100 years ago: Capitalism’s world war and the battle against itJohn Riddell is the author and editor of numerous books, including, most recently, Toward the United Front: Proceedings of the Fourth Congress of the Communist International, 1922 [1]. Here, he explains how the First World War broke out 100 years ago, how the socialist movement reacted, and how a revolutionary antiwar opposition emerged. -> read article... |