Thankfully, the CPRF seems to be gradually picking up steam, as the system of capitalism in the Russian Federation ultimately is a shadow of socialism, and the working classes realize that. I’d wager we will see a new socialist Russia within a lifetime.
I don’t say so without basis, of course, and I’m not certain of it. However, contradictions within the Russian Federation are resulting in the working classes moving more to the left, despite the nationalist leadership. The liberal opposition is pretty much inconsequential, only the CPRF really stands counter-posed to United Russia, and much of United Russia is tied to Putin himself, not the party. It isn’t going to happen tomorrow, or the next decade, but in the next ~70 years? I’d say it’s quite possible.
The CPRF is getting better to a degree. Zyuganov and the leadership is ossified yeah, but the rank and file is doing genuenly good work. I’m in an org that is co-operating with them (NCPY) so I kinda know some people lol.
Also, Nikolai Bondarenko, who is basically a popular hard-line Marxist-Leninist and the face of the party’s anti-revisionist faction has become the part of the Central Committee as of last year. So thing will change for the better I hope.
I felt a bit cope-ful when my lil town’s social-oriented local candidate deserved a dedicated smearing campaign by UR while literally everyone there was positive about them. That’s the ceiling for now as long as UR has that much regional power, administrative resource and just cash. I’m not a believer in electoral politics, especially not today, and not with local KPRF cell that (unlike yours?) is as good as absent in my experience, but there is a potential, a demand, that can be acted on if/when total apathy and ER gets weaker. Not holding my breath and still figuring out what may work there with some trial and error.
I’m sorry to hear that mate. Also I’m from the Balkans (NCPY for New Communist Party of Yugoslavia), not from Russia so I don’t know your exact situation atm.
But I get you on the inactivity part. My local branch has been dead for a while too due to lack of activity. So I decided to start a party reading club lol. Wishing you luck over there.
Our ruling party that is similar to UR but more opportunist, Serbian “”“Progressive”“” Party which is basically an lib offshoot of a fash party here, is losing support. We might as well act on It.
Don’t forget how extremely chud Russian politics are.
They’re closer to socialism than the west due to history, structure, and relationship to global capital but that’s like saying Jake Paul is closer to winning a championship belt than I am.
Oh of course, they are dominated by chuds and the nationalists still have control of the state, but as a historical process the working class is gradually understanding that they must return to socialism. I don’t mean soviet legacy taken advantage of by nationalists, but actual working class organizing.
I was in much the same spot you are years ago, an anarchist studying environmental science and seeing the apocalyptic scope of the damage wrought by capitalism and imperialism and also reading Lenin and deciding fuck it, we are out of time “authoritarian” measures are necessary when all life on earth is at stake.
Russia is more like a washed-up former heavyweight champion who still has a better chance at getting the title than some unfit rando, which is what the West is.
Who knows? Maybe Russia can pull a Foreman comeback.
CPRF doesn’t try to establish links with unions and has ceded a lot of ground to capitalists in attempts to “establish an alliance with national bourgeoisie”. It results in morbidly funny things like outright capitalists having important leadership positions in the party and funding monuments to Stalin with their own capital, while opposing any attempts to shift the party to the left.
Thankfully, the CPRF seems to be gradually picking up steam, as the system of capitalism in the Russian Federation ultimately is a shadow of socialism, and the working classes realize that. I’d wager we will see a new socialist Russia within a lifetime.
I’m an optimistic communist but I dunno if I’m this optimistic.
I don’t say so without basis, of course, and I’m not certain of it. However, contradictions within the Russian Federation are resulting in the working classes moving more to the left, despite the nationalist leadership. The liberal opposition is pretty much inconsequential, only the CPRF really stands counter-posed to United Russia, and much of United Russia is tied to Putin himself, not the party. It isn’t going to happen tomorrow, or the next decade, but in the next ~70 years? I’d say it’s quite possible.
The CPRF is getting better to a degree. Zyuganov and the leadership is ossified yeah, but the rank and file is doing genuenly good work. I’m in an org that is co-operating with them (NCPY) so I kinda know some people lol.
Also, Nikolai Bondarenko, who is basically a popular hard-line Marxist-Leninist and the face of the party’s anti-revisionist faction has become the part of the Central Committee as of last year. So thing will change for the better I hope.
Yep! As a westerner, the big shift towards the CPRF’s appraisal of Stalin recently as a party line was a large signifier of positive change.
I felt a bit cope-ful when my lil town’s social-oriented local candidate deserved a dedicated smearing campaign by UR while literally everyone there was positive about them. That’s the ceiling for now as long as UR has that much regional power, administrative resource and just cash. I’m not a believer in electoral politics, especially not today, and not with local KPRF cell that (unlike yours?) is as good as absent in my experience, but there is a potential, a demand, that can be acted on if/when total apathy and ER gets weaker. Not holding my breath and still figuring out what may work there with some trial and error.
I’m sorry to hear that mate. Also I’m from the Balkans (NCPY for New Communist Party of Yugoslavia), not from Russia so I don’t know your exact situation atm.
But I get you on the inactivity part. My local branch has been dead for a while too due to lack of activity. So I decided to start a party reading club lol. Wishing you luck over there.
Our ruling party that is similar to UR but more opportunist, Serbian “”“Progressive”“” Party which is basically an lib offshoot of a fash party here, is losing support. We might as well act on It.
Eh, you are right, I misread your comment. Wish you well on that path. Give them a proper fight ;)
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Don’t forget how extremely chud Russian politics are.
They’re closer to socialism than the west due to history, structure, and relationship to global capital but that’s like saying Jake Paul is closer to winning a championship belt than I am.
Oh of course, they are dominated by chuds and the nationalists still have control of the state, but as a historical process the working class is gradually understanding that they must return to socialism. I don’t mean soviet legacy taken advantage of by nationalists, but actual working class organizing.
I am so FUCKING sick of capitalism and all it entails.
I was in much the same spot you are years ago, an anarchist studying environmental science and seeing the apocalyptic scope of the damage wrought by capitalism and imperialism and also reading Lenin and deciding fuck it, we are out of time “authoritarian” measures are necessary when all life on earth is at stake.
I say anarchist but at this point I am okay with any leftist ideals taking center stage, anything but blood money for the blood god.
Russia is more like a washed-up former heavyweight champion who still has a better chance at getting the title than some unfit rando, which is what the West is.
Who knows? Maybe Russia can pull a Foreman comeback.
Sadly, CPRF is completely decayed. Its only usefulness is in frustrating anticommunist bullshit of the Russian state.
How so? They recently began upholding Stalin, and re-established ties with communist parties around the world, including the PRC and DPRK.
CPRF doesn’t try to establish links with unions and has ceded a lot of ground to capitalists in attempts to “establish an alliance with national bourgeoisie”. It results in morbidly funny things like outright capitalists having important leadership positions in the party and funding monuments to Stalin with their own capital, while opposing any attempts to shift the party to the left.
Hmm, interesting, thank you.