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UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE SOVIET LEGACY AND POLITICAL REPRESSIONS: THE RADICAL LEFT IN LATE SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA

Form of presentation

Articles in international journals and collections

Year of publication

2022

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Authors, employees of KFU

Sergeev Sergey Alekseevich, author

Other authors

Kuznecova Aleksandra Vitalevna, author

Bibliographic description in the original language

Sergeev S, Kuznetsova A, Under the Weight of the Soviet Legacy and Political Repressions: The Radical Left in Late Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia//SOVIET AND POST SOVIET REVIEW. - 2022. - Vol.49, Is.2. - P.150-188.

Annotation

Mass protest movements of the early 2010s, particularly the Occupy movement, stimulated the rise of radical left organizations globally. In Southern Europe, radical left parties celebrated their first electoral successes. In Russia, radical left organizations were also influenced by this upsurge of social protest movements and participated in the Bolotnaya protests in 2011–2012 but were marginalized and disintegrated shortly after, resuming their activities only by 2019. This article explores the radical left movements and groups in Russia and offers projections for their future. The Russian radical left is divided into three sub-groups: fundamentalist communists who identify with Stalin and the Soviet Union, libertarian socialists and communists (subdivided into neo-anarchists, autonomists, and neo-Trotskyists), and hybrid organizations (e.g., the Left Front). These organizations face two major constraints unknown to their Western counterparts. First, Russia's authoritarian regime blocks opportunities for independent, particularly electoral, politics. This reveals itself in targeted repressions against left radicals and anarchists. Second, the dominance of the CPRF blocks any potential of strong left opposition. Unless these restrictions are lifted, radical left organizations in Russia will not be able to overcome their current crisis.

Keywords

radical left, Russian radical left, anarchists, Antifa, Left Front

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Soviet and Post Soviet Review

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https://brill.com/view/journals/spsr/49/2/article-p150_3.xml

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Field DC	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Sergeev Sergey Alekseevich	ru_RU
dc.contributor.author	Kuznecova Aleksandra Vitalevna	ru_RU
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-01T00:00:00Z	ru_RU
dc.date.available	2022-01-01T00:00:00Z	ru_RU
dc.date.issued	2022	ru_RU
dc.identifier.citation	Sergeev S, Kuznetsova A, Under the Weight of the Soviet Legacy and Political Repressions: The Radical Left in Late Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia//SOVIET AND POST SOVIET REVIEW. - 2022. - Vol.49, Is.2. - P.150-188.	ru_RU
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.kpfu.ru/eng/?p_id=271938&p_lang=2	ru_RU
dc.description.abstract	Soviet and Post Soviet Review	ru_RU
dc.description.abstract	Mass protest movements of the early 2010s, particularly the Occupy movement, stimulated the rise of radical left organizations globally. In Southern Europe, radical left parties celebrated their first electoral successes. In Russia, radical left organizations were also influenced by this upsurge of social protest movements and participated in the Bolotnaya protests in 2011–2012 but were marginalized and disintegrated shortly after, resuming their activities only by 2019. This article explores the radical left movements and groups in Russia and offers projections for their future. The Russian radical left is divided into three sub-groups: fundamentalist communists who identify with Stalin and the Soviet Union, libertarian socialists and communists (subdivided into neo-anarchists, autonomists, and neo-Trotskyists), and hybrid organizations (e.g., the Left Front). These organizations face two major constraints unknown to their Western counterparts. First, Russia's authoritarian regime blocks opportunities for independent, particularly electoral, politics. This reveals itself in targeted repressions against left radicals and anarchists. Second, the dominance of the CPRF blocks any potential of strong left opposition. Unless these restrictions are lifted, radical left organizations in Russia will not be able to overcome their current crisis.	ru_RU
dc.language.iso	ru	ru_RU
dc.subject	radical left	ru_RU
dc.subject	Russian radical left	ru_RU
dc.subject	anarchists	ru_RU
dc.subject	Antifa	ru_RU
dc.subject	Left Front	ru_RU
dc.title	Under the Weight of the Soviet Legacy and Political Repressions: The Radical Left in Late Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia	ru_RU
dc.type	Articles in international journals and collections	ru_RU