Russian Socialist Movement
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Russian Socialist Movement Российское социалистическое движение | |
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Abbreviation | RSM (English) RSD (Russian) |
Leader | Collective leadership |
Founded | March 7, 2011 |
Merger of | SDV SocSopr FSM DSPA |
Headquarters | Moscow |
Newspaper | Socialist |
Ideology | Democratic socialism Anti-fascism Feminism Anti-capitalism |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
National affiliation | A Just World |
International affiliation | Fourth International |
Colours | Red |
Party flag | |
Website | |
anticapitalist.ru | |
Russian Socialist Movement (Russian: Российское социалистическое движение) is a left-wing to far left political organisation in Russia. It was created in 2011 by the merging of various left-wing, socialist, anti-capitalist and communist organisations. It is strongly critical of President Vladimir Putin.
Foundation
The Russian Socialist Movement was officially founded on 7 March 2011 as a merger of the
The founding conference supported the draft "road map" for the integration of the left and its focus on building a broad anti-capitalist left party, together with representatives of other Russian left-wing organizations and
Ideological principles
The main policy documents of the organisation are the manifesto of the Russian Socialist Movement, entitled 'Revolution - Democracy - Socialism', and a political statement entitled 'Towards the construction of an organisation of the anti-capitalist left'. These documents contain an analysis of the Russian political and economic systems and a left-wing alternative for the development of these systems.[5][6] According to the manifesto, the RSM defines itself as an anti-fascist, revolutionary, democratic, socialist organisation.[5]
As stated in the Manifesto, one of the key objectives of the RSM is "all-round support to all forms of workers' struggle and self-organisation, primarily through militant trade unions. Defending the interests of the labour movement as a whole, the RSM will develop and strengthen independent and grass-roots trade union movements, focusing itself on a decisive struggle for democratic and anti-capitalist demands."[5]
Activities
After the unification of left-wing organisations, the RSM included more than ten regional branches with centres in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Perm, Saratov, Yaroslavl and other cities.[1] The organisation is actively involved in various social movements, in particular trades unions and urban, environmental and women's movements. Of particular note is the participation of RSM activists in a campaign against the limitation of women's right to abortion, during which actions were staged in many Russian cities.[7][8]
Members of the organisation were prominent in protests against deforestation in the Khimki and Siverskiy forests, which were to have a new highway built that would run through them. The RSM and other leftist and anarchist organisations gave the demonstrations an explicitly left-wing character and opposed the participation of liberal and right-wing politicians in the campaign. The RSM also acted as one of the organisers of a training camp for protesters, which was attended by anarchists and representatives of other leftist organisations.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
The RSM publishes the newspaper Socialist.
Allied organizations
- Federation of Socialist Youth
- Institute "Collective Action"
- Left Front
- Pyotr Alexeyev' Resistance Movement
- Russian Social Democratic Union of Youth
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See also
References
- ^ a b c (in Russian) В Москве создано новое Российское социалистическое движение (tr. "New Russian Socialist Movement established in Moscow") Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine www.nr2.ru («Новый регион», 9 марта 2011)
- ^ a b (in Russian) Новые левые. В Москве учредили Российское социалистическое движение (tr. "New Left. The Russian Socialist Movement was established in Moscow ") («Каспаров.ру», (www.kasparov.ru) 8 March 2011)
- ^ a b (in Russian) М. Шевчук. Левые снова пытаются объединиться (tr. "The left is trying to unite again") («Деловой Петербург», (www.dp.ru) 9 March 2011)
- ^ a b Russian socialists regroup to deepen struggle for new left party www.internationalviewpoint.org
- ^ a b c (in Russian) Манифест Российского социалистического движения «Революция — демократия — социализм» (tr. "Manifesto of the Russian Socialist Movement "Revolution - Democracy - Socialism" ")Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine anticapitalist.ru
- ^ (in Russian) Политическое заявление Российского социалистического движения «К построению организации антикапиталистических левых» (tr. "Political statement of the Russian Socialist Movement "Toward the building of an organization of the anti-capitalist left" ") anticapitalist.ru
- ^ (in Russian) [http://www.ikd.ru/node/17268 A demonstration was held in Moscow on the reproductive rights of Russians (The Institute of Collective Action, www.ikd.ru, 6 September 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) Demonstrators picket in St Petersburg against the restriction of the right of women to abortion (Baltinfo, 24 June 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) The defenders of the Khimki forest have split (Kommersant-Online, 27 July 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) V. Kozlov. Anarchy - Mother Nature Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine (Moskovskiye Novosti, mn.ru, 27 July 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) L. Pravin. The split of the Khimki Defenders (pravda.ru, 27 July 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) D. Virina. Demolition of power — Theory and Practice Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine (Novaya Gazeta — Saint-Petersburg, № 74, 13 — 16 October 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) The Defenders of Siverskiy Forest have decided to break up ecological camp (Baltinfo, 11 August 2011)
- ^ (in Russian) The Defenders of Siverskiy Forest carried out a flash-mob in defense of their territory (Zaks.ru, 3 October 2011)