Join the Russian Socialist Movement for an online discussion in English on the political situation in Russia highlighting resistance to Putin’s ‘mobilisation’ of residents for the war in Ukraine. Our scholars and activists will offer an analysis of Russian politics, economics, and social movements from the inside — you bring your questions, debates, and ideas for showing solidarity!
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0:00 – Introduction
5:25 – Alexandra Talaver speaking on feminists’ role in the resistance to the war
21:49 – Ilya Matveev on Russian emigrants as political actors
39:10 – Ilya Budraitskis on ideological justifications of the invasion
1:15:16 – Maxim Alyukov on state propaganda for the war
1:43:21 – Anna Gomboeva on Russia’s Indigenous peoples’ resistance to the war
2:23:55 – Volodymyr Ishchenko on ruling-class attempts to consolidate capitalism within Russia
2:56:26 – Oleg Zhuravlev on qualitative data on Russians’ perception of the war
3:12:35 – Conclusion
