"Forward into the dark past" Participants of Novosibirsk's Monstration march with nonsense slogans. (c) Alexander Kryazhev / RIA Novosti. All rights reserved.
This manifesto was originally published in Russian on Colta.ru. You can find the list of signatories here.
The ruling elite has made full use of the apathy and fragmentation of our society. The state media bursts with loyalist propaganda, presenting all protests as the result of manipulation by foreign enemies, while its main opposition is dominated by right-wing liberals: apologists of the free market and privatization. A position that would connect the left with democratic agendas is virtually never expressed. We believe that the only alternative to poverty, barbarism and the disintegration of society is an alliance for the development of common political positions and programs for collective action.
