Russia

On the tragedy at the "Komsomolyets" mine

Written by Rabochiya Democratiya Wednesday, 12 April 2000

During the methane explosion at the "Komsomolyets" mine in Kemerovo province 12 people were killed. This tragedy occurred soon after another terrible tragedy in the Donbass in the Ukraine. The Russian Marxist paper Workers Democracy (April 2000) blames the restoration of capitalism for these miners' deaths.

Azerbaidzhan's economic collapse

Written by Rabochiya Democratiya Wednesday, 15 March 2000

A short description of the terrible collapse of the economy in Azerbaidzhan from the Russian Marxist paper Workers Democracy (March 2000)

Russia: Astrakhan workers on strike

Written by Rabochiya Democratiya Wednesday, 08 March 2000

From the Russian Marxist paper Workers Democracy an account of this strike in Astrakahan (March 2000)

Yeltsin departs as Russia falls apart

Written by Ted Grant and Phil Mitchinson Wednesday, 12 January 2000

Ted Grant and Phil Mitchinson look at the reasons behind Yeltsin's sudden resignation and the implications of the new Putin regime for the future of Russia and international relations.

Bureaucratism or Workers' Power

Written by Ted Grant and Roger Silverman Wednesday, 08 December 1999

This document was written by Ted Grant together with Roger Silverman in 1967 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Russian revolution. The article explains how Stalinism arose and clearly shows how even at that time the Stalinist bureaucracy was facing a serious crisis and confidently predicted its inevitable downfall at some stage.

Russia’s Chechen war—storm clouds over the Caucasus

Written by Alan Woods Wednesday, 17 November 1999

The new war in Chechnya is a further evidence of a shift of power in Russia in the direction of the military. The generals are now clearly in the saddle. Not only are they deciding the war agenda in Chechnya, but they are doing so without regard to the opinions of the Kremlin clique. Boris Yeltsin is now an irrelevance.

Russia living on borrowed time

Written by Alan Woods Wednesday, 14 July 1999

An eyewitness report by Alan Woods which explains the effects of the Kosovo crisis in Russia and outlines the utter collapse of the"market reforms" in this country.