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Putinism - a new form of fascism?

Ilya Budraitskis — 2026-04-12T10:23:14Z

The invasion of Ukraine has provoked debate on the nature of contemporary Russian society. It has been argued that Russia's war on Ukraine is part of an attack on democracy taking place globally, that Putin's Russia part of a growing authoritarianism.

- Features / Russia, Fascism

In Search of Russia's Lost Opposition

Morten Hammeken — 2026-02-12T15:19:03Z

The Russian state has forced many antiwar leftists into exile, cutting them off from ordinary Russians. But activists are well aware that change in Russia must come from within, mobilizing ordinary people around their own interests.

- Features / Denmark, Russia

Why Russia's ruling class is obsessed with the West

Ilya Budraitskis — 2026-02-12T12:46:03Z

Vladimir Putin and his ruling elite are obsessed with the West “which is simultaneously seen as both the main adversary and the only potential partner”, […] that obsession has “its roots in the reactionary legacy of the Russian Empire”.

- Features / Russia

The reality of the front belies the Kremlin's little music

Daniel Tanuro — 2026-01-05T19:33:52Z

“The Ukrainian resistance is truly admirable, despite the Western brakes. It is more than just resistance. In Kupiansk, the counter-offensive drove the Russians out of the town that Putin himself claimed to have definitively won.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Russia, Ukraine

Fighting for the Least Unjust Peace

Oleksandr Kyselov — 2025-12-11T12:16:09Z

Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / United States (USA), Russia, Ukraine

“We Wanted to Show the Whole Range of Anti-War Resistance in Russia”

Simon Pirani — 2025-11-19T15:18:39Z

“They come from different generations, have different life experiences, and hold different political views. This diversity demonstrates that, despite the absence of public demonstrations and the lack of any real possibility of organizing an open anti-war movement in Russia, an anti-war movement does exist there.”

- Reviews section / Russia, Ukraine, Reviews

Army Contract and Draft: the New Architecture of Military Conscription

Daniil Gorodetsky — 2025-10-13T11:56:03Z

How will the autumn military draft change as of October 1? How does Russia recruit soldiers for its war against Ukraine? How does the new conscript oversight work? Journalist Daniil Gorodetsky answers these questions

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Russia

India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview

Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar — 2025-10-10T19:19:25Z

On China's initiative, the Tianjin Summit was held on 31 August and 1 September 2025, within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). India was invited to attend. Sushovan Dhar, a political activist and trade unionist in Kolkata, analyses the summit's proceedings and geopolitical implications in this interview. He also examines the nature of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, the link between the climate, democratic and social crises plaguing the country, and the state of the parliamentary and radical left.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Russia, Pakistan, China, India, Bangladesh

The BRICS and de-dollarisation

Éric Toussaint — 2025-10-07T16:14:10Z

Many perceive the BRICS countries as a counterweight to the dollar-dominated monetary order. However, the facts speak for themselves: at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro (6–7 July 2025), no real desire to break away from the US currency was expressed. De-dollarisation remains a distant prospect.

- Features / Brazil, Russia, Economy, China, India

War of drones or war of nerves

Catherine Samary — 2025-09-25T16:07:00Z

Russian president Vladimir Putin is increasing incursions and threats while intensifying his attacks on Ukraine. The use of “low-cost” drones, marked by rapid innovations, has its origins in Ukrainian popular resistance. It is now also a central part of the Russian war economy.

- IVP608 - September 2025 / Russia, Ukraine