Books that reach a prisoner are always important. They are read attentively, without skipping details that, in the outside world, would probably…
First published at The Nation. Introduction by Suzi Weissman Boris Kagarlitsky, Russiaās most prominent leftist intellectual and Marxist critic of both Western…
Boris Kagarlitsky, a Russian sociologist and long-time left intellectual, is currently serving a sentence in a general-regime colony (IK-4). The interview below…
First published in Russian at Spichka and Rabkor. Translation and introduction by Dmitry Pozhidaev for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal. This article is based…
Russian sociologist, author and anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky has recorded a message from his prison cell. In it he demands that the…
Editorās note: This letter was sent by Boris Kagarlitsky on February 19 from the penal colony in Torzhok, Russia, where he is…
First published in Russian at Rabkor. Translation by Dmitry Pozhidaev for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal. Alas, I must begin this article with…
Recently, discussions have intensified about another possible prisoner exchange. Which Russian political prisoners are being considered for exchanging with whom is still…
[Editorās note: In this new article sent from the penal colony where he is currently serving a 5-year sentence for ājustification of…
[Editor’s note: In the interview below, Russian Marxist Boris Kagarlitsky responds to questions sent by Sasha from Rabkor to his cell in…
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