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Jacob Dreizen: The fall of the Azov
Ukraine’s state-sanctioned neo-nazis have been brought to their knees in Mariupol as Russia turns its attention to rooting out their brethren elsewhere.
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USA’s proxy war in Ukraine cementing the world anti-imperialist alliance
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Mao Zedong on contradiction
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Disappearing context: West created and backed Ukrainian fascists for 85 years
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Joti Brar: British people being subjected to a major psyop regarding Ukraine
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Victory to the striking railworkers; defend the right to strike!
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The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’
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Failed ‘Summit of the Americas’ foreshadows Monroe Doctrine collapse
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Cuba responds to failed US-controlled summit: Our America deserves better
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Food bank Britain
Socialist realism highlights
Working-class history / Book review: The East Was Read by Vijay Prashad
An excellent collection that reminds us of the urgent need for a cultural renaissance amongst the working and oppressed masses.
Cuba / Alicia Alonso: architect of Cuba’s socialist ballet
A true daughter of the masses, whose talent and art was put at the service of the people and the building of a new society.
Film and TV / Film review: Joker
A real controversy, a true subversion, or merely a storm in a teacup?
Music / A worker reviews Shostakovich’s fifth symphony in concert
Shostakovich’s greatest triumph arose from Soviet life, reflecting its optimism and spirit.
USSR / An introduction to the life and times of Maxim Gorky
Celebrating 150 years since the birth of the great Soviet writer and pioneer of socialist realism.
Culture / Promotion of proletarian culture
The battle for culture is a vital front in the class war. Promoting proletarian art is part of building a revolutionary consciousness among workers in Britain.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: Principles underlying Soviet literature and art pt 2
Part two of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / October 100: The Red Army choir
Culture by and for the people, uplifting hearts and spirits, and reinforcing the struggle for socialism.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: On the principles underlying Soviet literature and art
Part one of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / Soviet ballet: dancing the heritage of humanism
How socialist realism, serving the people, sparked unparalleled creativity.
Books / Ian McEwan’s White Tooth
The thinking woman’s Ruth Rendell.