Commentary in italics by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin;
[Prometej] Another article about the attitude of the left (in addition to the articles of the "breakthroughs") to the problems of the NWO and the crisis caused by world imperialism.
Modern theory of imperialism and the split of the communist movement
1. Russia is a country of the imperialist periphery, its economy is exploited and has few opportunities for development, the profit from Russia goes mainly to the collective imperialists.
2. The Russian government, however, pursues an independent policy and wants to maintain at least political independence, territorial integrity and a certain standard of living for the people.
3. The own big bourgeoisie is largely a comprador bourgeoisie and is on the side of collective imperialism.
"Power to the collective! Oh wait...that's Imperialist?"
4. The crisis in Ukraine was prepared by the secret services of collective imperialism since 2014, and in fact much earlier, with the aim of putting Russia in its place politically, and also, if possible, dismantling it so that it could no longer make independent decisions (without nuclear weapons , without a large army, with a divided territory, etc.).
5. Undoubtedly, the policy of the Western imperialists and NATO is extremely dangerous for the working class of Russia as well. The above-described "victory" over Russia and the deprivation of its independence also means a massive deterioration in the position of the working class, economic and political (the key word is "decommunization").
6. The working class of Ukraine is now already suffering from a fascist and completely dependent regime, at least since 2014 (collective imperialism would like to see something similar in Russia). Apart from a very bad social situation, anti-communism and partly (especially in the east and south) fascist terror, the imperialists, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, did not even stop at conducting biological experiments on people in NATO laboratories.
Of course, the current war also brings great suffering to the Ukrainian people. An end to this war is highly desirable. But since the war has already begun, it must be ended when the interests of all the peoples involved - Russia, Donbass and Ukraine - are protected, and not in the interests of collective imperialism, which, under the pretext of "a child's tear" (Dostoevsky), would very much like to get Crimea and access to the coast of the Black Sea, the rich resources of Donbass and Taurida, and in the future - the dismemberment of Russia and its complete dependence.
7. This war cannot be called "inter-imperialist", because it is the largest Russian bourgeoisie that is not interested in this war, as evidenced by the numerous statements of the oligarchs and the lightning-fast departure of, for example, Chubais, Prokhorov and other super-rich people. This is not a war waged by the "Russian imperialists", but a war waged by the nationally oriented bourgeoisie and patriotic officials with great support from the proletariat (75% of popular support in the polls, a noticeable volunteer movement).
This is an anti-imperialist defensive war.
8. This war slows down the global ambitions of the imperialists. In this sense, any equidistance, any condemnation of Russia as "also an aggressor" and "also an imperialist" is a betrayal of international solidarity.
Today we can see with our own eyes how the peoples of the world spontaneously understand this situation: in Africa or in distant Peru, anti-imperialist fighters suddenly raise Russian flags and posters with the inscriptions “Putin, intervene!”, “Russia, help defend our Motherland!” They perceive Russia as a "comrade" in a peripheral position, but with a more powerful army, as a force standing on their side - against imperialism.
Of course, one should not idealize Russia in this way: the presence of a powerful class of the comprador bourgeoisie does not allow it to pursue an anti-imperialist policy consistently, hence the many failures, and the observed vacillations and problems in the course of the NWO. But the position of the Communists, who are looking for "Russian imperialism" with fire during the day in order not to resolutely take the side of the fighting peoples, is weak and conciliatory.
(c) Ya. Zavatskaya
