Праворадикальная угроза в Украине состоит не в том, что крайне правые могут прийти к власти в Украине, а совсем в другом. Попробую объяснить это максимально просто, "на пальцах".
1. ЕС невыгодны санкции против России, потому что они ударят также и по самим европейским странам. Единственным "спасением" от санкций как для России, так и для ЕС является возможность показать, что Украина не является демократической страной. Или, по крайней мере, значимый элемент украинской власти не является демократическим. Эту возможность могут представить украинские крайне правые.
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Розбійні напади Сашка Білого на представників влади, захоплення автомобілів з автопарку Віктора Януковича, стрілянина активіста «Правого сектора» в представників «Самооборони Майдану» – неповний перелік вчинків, якими для багатьох запам’яталася діяльність «Правого сектора». «Слово і Діло» спробувало з'ясувати, чи слід вбачати в діях організації «руку Кремля» й чого чекати від представників «Правого сектора» далі.
Фашисти – клеймо, яке кремлівська пропаганда чіпляла спочатку на учасників протестів проти Віктора Януковича, а тепер – на новий український уряд та мало не на весь український народ. Таким чином росіяни збурюються проти своїх сусідів та підтримують агресивну політику Володимира Путіна. Утім, говорить дослідник європейських праворадикальних партій та рухів Лондонського Університету-коледжу Антон Шеховцов, в самій Росії ознак фашизму присутньо набагато більше, ніж в Україні.
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Фашисты – клеймо, которое кремлевская пропаганда цепляла сначала на участников протестов против Виктора Януковича, а теперь – на новое украинское правительство и чуть ли не на весь украинский народ. Таким образом, россияне возмущаются против своих соседей и поддерживают агрессивную политику Владимира Путина. Впрочем, говорит исследователь европейских праворадикальных партий и движений Лондонского Университета-колледжа Антон Шеховцов, в самой России признаков фашизма присутствует гораздо больше, чем в Украине.
Чего хотят правые радикалы на Украине, в чем секрет "Правого сектора", какова роль России - об этом интервью DW с украинским исследователем праворадикальных партий Шеховцовым.
Корреспондент DW Никита Жолквер беседовал в Берлине с экспертами, изучающими проблемы правого радикализма, национализма и ксенофобии на Украине и в других европейских странах.
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Was wollen die Rechtsradikalen in der Ukraine? Was ist das Geheimnis des Prawyj Sektor (Rechter Sektor)? Welche Rolle spielt Russland? – Der ukrainische Rechtsextremismus-Forscher Schechowzow im Interview mit der Deutschen Welle.
Nach Ansicht namhafter Forscher aus der Ukraine nimmt die Judenfeindlichkeit in ihrem Land ab – ganz im Gegensatz zu den Behauptungen Moskaus. Ein Problem seien vielmehr russische Provokateure.
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Ukraińska prawica obwąchiwała się z Frontem Narodowym, z Jobbikiem, z polskimi narodowcami. Przestała, gdy zorientowała się, że europejscy radykałowie są prorosyjscy. Za to dziś nikt nie powie złego słowa o Polakach. Z politologiem Antonem Szechowcowem rozmawia Ludwika Włodek.
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Те бяха в първите редици на революцията в Украйна и допринесоха в значителна степен за свалянето на режима. Но влиянието на националистическите партии и на дясноекстремистките групировки постепенно чезне.
3 March 2014
Russian information war against the Maidan’s far right aimed to discredit protests in Ukraine
This is a guest post by Tetiana Bezruk, one of the best researchers of the contemporary Ukrianian nationalism. Scroll down for the Russian version of this article.
Автором данной статьи является Татьяна Безрук, одна из лучших исследовательниц современного украинского национализма. Смотрите русскую версию статьи после английской.
Автором данной статьи является Татьяна Безрук, одна из лучших исследовательниц современного украинского национализма. Смотрите русскую версию статьи после английской.
Today, the Investigation Committee of the
Russian Federation has filed a criminal case against Dmytro Yarosh, the leader of the Right Sector:
The main investigative administration of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation has filed a criminal case against the leader of the Right Sector Dmitriy Yarosh on the grounds of crimes outlined in Article 205.2 part 2 and Article 280 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for carrying out terrorist and extremist activities with the use of mass media).
On 21 February 2014 at 13:29 (Moscow time
GMT+4), LifeNews website published information about the foundation of the
Right Sector unit in Kursk. A journalist reporting on Euromaidan protests tells about
the nature of far-right groups: "created with NATO
support…", "some of them (UNA-UNSO) fought in Abkhazia". Also,
according to this journalist, the change of the government in Ukraine may lead
to the initiation of withdrawal of the Russian Black Sea fleet and desires of
regions that have autonomous status to secede from Ukraine.
22 February 2014
Защитить завоевания Революции - To defend the achievements of the Revolution
(scroll down for the English version)
Слава Украинской Национальной Революции! Слава Народу Украины! Слава Украине! Вечная Память Героям!
Вместе с тем, присоединяюсь к словам Андреаса Умланда:
Yanukovych's regime is over, but two huge problems remain:Я бы особенно остановился на словах Януковича о том, что происходящее в Украине является "нацистским переворотом". Очевидно, что он повторяет всю ту же кремлевско-террористическую пропаганду, о которой я так много писал в этом блоге. Сам бывший человек Янукович уже не имеет никакой власти в стране, но у него есть сторонники, которые все еще сильны.
(1) The budget, economy and stability of the Hrivna.
(2) Separatism, crazy governors, and Russian "Eurasianism".
Both problems can still kill the Ukrainian state. No reason to celebrate or relax.
Учитывая вышеупомянутые слова Януковича, сейчас необходимо сделать все необходимое для предотвращения возможных провокаций против представителей этнических меньшинств и их культовых и культурных памятников и сооружений. Нужно понимать, что для доказательства наличия "нацистского переворота" контрреволюционные силы могут пойти на физическое насилие и вандализм. Самооборона Майдана и лояльные Революции правоохранительные органы должны немедленно организовать охрану культовых и культурных зданий этнических и религиозных меньшинств. Это будет важным вкладом в защиту демократических завоеваний Украинской Национальной Революции.
У меня нет контактов ни с Самообороной Майдана, ни с украинскими правоохранительными органами. Если у читателей такие контакты есть, то передайте соответствующим лицам содержание этого сообщения.
Glory to the Ukrainian National Revolution! Glory to the People of Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine! Eternal Memory to the Heroes!
At the same time, I would like to support the words of Andreas Umland:
Yanukovych's regime is over, but two huge problems remain:I would like to draw particular attention to Yanukovych’s words that events in Ukraine are a ‘Nazi coup’. Ostensibly, he reiterates the same Kremlin-terrorist propaganda I wrote about numerous times earlier in my blog. The former human being Yanukovych has no power in the country now, but he has supporters who are still strong.
(1) The budget, economy and stability of the Hrivna.
(2) Separatism, crazy governors, and Russian "Eurasianism".
Both problems can still kill the Ukrainian state. No reason to celebrate or relax.
Considering Yanukovych’s words, it is essential now to do everything to prevent possible provocations against representatives of ethnic minorities and their religious and cultural buildings and monuments. We must understand that the counter-revolutionary forces might use physical force and vandalism in order to prove the presence of the ‘Nazi coup’. The Maidan Self-Defence Force and the law-enforcement loyal to the Revolution must provide immediate security to religious and cultural monuments of ethnic and religious minorities. This will be an important contribution to the protection of democratic achievements of the Ukrainian National Revolution.
I have no contacts with the Maidan Self-Defense Force or with the Ukrainian law-enforcement. If my readers have them, please pass the contents of this message to the relevant people and officers.
Translated into English by Oleg Naumenko.
20 February 2014
The Ukrainian protests are about liberty and freedom, and not right-wing extremism
Here's my piece offered to The Guardian's "Comment is free" section, but rejected. I am not surprised because the editors of the "Comment is free" promote only the pro-Kremlin line of the argument. The piece was written 10 days ago.
Almost two centuries ago, in 1822, the National Assembly of Greece, then under Ottoman rule, issued a Declaration of Independence. In particular, it said:
Almost two centuries ago, in 1822, the National Assembly of Greece, then under Ottoman rule, issued a Declaration of Independence. In particular, it said:
“The war which we are carrying on against the Turk ... is not aimed at the advantage of a single part of the Greek people; it is a national war, a holy war, a war the object of which is to reconquer the rights of individual liberty, of property and honour, rights which the civilized people of Europe, our neighbours, enjoy to-day; rights of which the cruel and unheard of tyranny of the Ottomans would deprive us”.Had this kind of declaration been written by leaders of a European nation today, the fighters for national independence would have been slammed by two camps. One camp would have been certain pockets of the far left criticizing the declaration for its nationalism and war-mongering. The other camp would have been a certain faction of the far right siding with an oppressor of a subjugated nation. Both camps would have identified the most extreme and violent element of a national liberation struggle and misleadingly extended this element to cover the whole liberation movement.
Russia’s role in deadly Kiev clashes
My short interview for Metro, "Analysis: Russia’s role in deadly Kiev clashes":
With the violence escalating in Ukraine, international leaders are stepping up their pressure on President Viktor Yanukovich. But why, when the situation was getting calmer, did the government shoot dozens of protesters?
Metro spoke with Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian academic specializing in political extremism.
Who’s to blame for the violence and deaths in Kiev?
Two parties are responsible: Viktor Yanukovich and his government, and Russia. Yanukovich wouldn’t have been able to attack the protesters without Russian support. It’s because he wanted a $2 billion loan from Russia. He went to Sochi, where he met with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. Now he’s back and he’s cracking down on the protesters.
But why would Russia want to support such an unpopular president?
Russia isn’t really interested in Yanukovich. It’s interested in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine. Russia is establishing its Eurasian Union, and without at least parts of Ukraine, it wouldn’t work. That’s why Russia was so opposed to Ukraine signing the partnership agreement with the EU: It wanted Ukraine in the Eurasian Union.
Will protesters head home now that the situation has become so dangerous?
No, they’ll stand their ground. This is a fight for Ukrainian independence. We’ve had independence since 1991, but only formally. Now people want real independence. The protests aren’t just about Ukraine signing an EU agreement; it’s really about independence. And that’s why Putin is so afraid. He knows that if Ukrainians defeat their government, Russians could want to do the same thing.
With the violence escalating in Ukraine, international leaders are stepping up their pressure on President Viktor Yanukovich. But why, when the situation was getting calmer, did the government shoot dozens of protesters?
Metro spoke with Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian academic specializing in political extremism.
Who’s to blame for the violence and deaths in Kiev?
Two parties are responsible: Viktor Yanukovich and his government, and Russia. Yanukovich wouldn’t have been able to attack the protesters without Russian support. It’s because he wanted a $2 billion loan from Russia. He went to Sochi, where he met with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. Now he’s back and he’s cracking down on the protesters.
But why would Russia want to support such an unpopular president?
Russia isn’t really interested in Yanukovich. It’s interested in the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine. Russia is establishing its Eurasian Union, and without at least parts of Ukraine, it wouldn’t work. That’s why Russia was so opposed to Ukraine signing the partnership agreement with the EU: It wanted Ukraine in the Eurasian Union.
Will protesters head home now that the situation has become so dangerous?
No, they’ll stand their ground. This is a fight for Ukrainian independence. We’ve had independence since 1991, but only formally. Now people want real independence. The protests aren’t just about Ukraine signing an EU agreement; it’s really about independence. And that’s why Putin is so afraid. He knows that if Ukrainians defeat their government, Russians could want to do the same thing.
18 February 2014
The Ukrainian criminal terror regime in a war against the people
Viktor Yanukovych's criminal terror regime backed by the Russian imperialists has unleashed a full-fledged war against Ukrainians. Deadly clashes erupted this morning between riot police and anti-presidential protesters near the parliament building in central Kyiv.
At least seven protesters are reportedly dead, over 150 injured in the course of several hours. Police is presumably using live ammunition, shooting, as well as throwing Molotov cocktails, at protesters. Snipers are shooting at people from the roofs of the surrounding buildings. Armed thugs (titushki) paid by the government are acting alongside the riot police. Death toll is likely to grow rapidly.
If you read that "radicals", "extremists", "neo-Nazis" or whatever are leading the protests against the "legitimate government", DO NOT BELIEVE ONE WORD OF THESE LIES. The Ukrainian PEOPLE are fighting the terrorist regime.
And the revolution in Ukraine should end the same way it ended in Romania:
At least seven protesters are reportedly dead, over 150 injured in the course of several hours. Police is presumably using live ammunition, shooting, as well as throwing Molotov cocktails, at protesters. Snipers are shooting at people from the roofs of the surrounding buildings. Armed thugs (titushki) paid by the government are acting alongside the riot police. Death toll is likely to grow rapidly.
If you read that "radicals", "extremists", "neo-Nazis" or whatever are leading the protests against the "legitimate government", DO NOT BELIEVE ONE WORD OF THESE LIES. The Ukrainian PEOPLE are fighting the terrorist regime.
And the revolution in Ukraine should end the same way it ended in Romania:
11 February 2014
Чи очікують угорські та польскі праворадикали краху України?
3 лютого, дві праворадикальні організації, угорський "Йоббік" (Jobbik) та польский "Національний Рух" (Ruch Narodowy) випустили спільну заяву, в якій закликали уряди своїх країн «негайно об’єднати зусилля для застосування дипломатичних та національно-політичних засобів для захисту національних меншин, що проживають в Україні, з особливим відношенням до польських та угорських груп».
З усіх організацій та рухів в Україні, лише праворадикальний "Правий Сектор" вирішив відповісти на заяву "Йоббіка" та "Національного Руху". В своїй дуже довгій відповіді, вони зазначають:
З усіх організацій та рухів в Україні, лише праворадикальний "Правий Сектор" вирішив відповісти на заяву "Йоббіка" та "Національного Руху". В своїй дуже довгій відповіді, вони зазначають:
Ми вже кілька разів заявляли, що Національна революція в Україні не несе небезпеки для місцевої національної меншини поляків. Так само немає підстав боятися представникам інших національних меншин. Навпаки, ми вважаємо, що держава має забезпечувати реалізацію культурних прав національних меншин за умов їхньої лояльності до титульної нації.
Отож, заява угорських і польських політиків є безпідставною. При цьому вона є не лише антиукраїнською, але й антиєвропейською. Зараз націоналістичні рухи Європи мають шукати максимальної єдності. Особливо це стосується націоналістів Центральної та Східної Європи. Зокрема, представники “Правого сектору” вважають, що повинна бути подоланою ворожнеча між українцями та поляками, українцями та угорцями, українцями та румунами, а також між румунами та угорцями.
10 February 2014
Does the Hungarian and Polish far right anticipate Ukraine's downfall?
On the 3rd of February, two far right organisations, Hungarian Jobbik and Polish National Movement (Ruch Narodowy), issued a joint statement in which they called upon their respective governments "to immediately unite their efforts in applying their foreign and national political means to protect the rights of ethnic minorities living in Ukraine, with special regard for the Polish and Hungarian groups".
Of all the organisations and movements in Ukraine, the far right Right Sector decided to respond to Jobbik's and the National Movement's statement. In their lengthy reply, they, in particular, said:
Of all the organisations and movements in Ukraine, the far right Right Sector decided to respond to Jobbik's and the National Movement's statement. In their lengthy reply, they, in particular, said:
We have already stated a few times that that the National revolution in Ukraine does not pose any threat to the local Polish minority in Ukraine. There is no need for any other ethnic minorities to worry, either. Quite the opposite, we feel the state must guarantee their rights to practice their own culture as long as they are loyal to Ukrainians.
Thus, this statement of certain Hungarian and Polish politicians is baseless. However, the statement itself is not only anti-Ukrainian, it is anti-European. Currently, nationalist movements throughout Europe must promote unity. This is especially true for nationalists in Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, the Right Sector feels that past animosity between Ukrainians and Poles, Ukrainians and Hungarians, Ukrainians and Romanians, as well as Hungarians and Romanians, must be put to rest.
3 February 2014
Pro-Russian network behind the anti-Ukrainian defamation campaign
Read this article in German, French, Russian and Ukrainian.
There has been a huge tide of false, incorrect and bloated reports that exaggerate or over-emphasize the significance of the far right in the current Euromaidan protests in Ukraine. A Moscow-based journalist Alec Luhn writes in The Nation about "the Ukrainian nationalism at the heart of ‘Euromaidan’", a leftist Seumas Milne argues in The Guardian that "in Ukraine, fascists, oligarchs and western expansion are at the heart of the crisis", while a self-styled "independent geopolitical analyst" Eric Draitser, in his nauseatingly misleading piece for his own Stop Imperialism (later re-published by The Centre for Research on Globalization), even goes so far as to claim that "the violence on the streets of Ukraine [...] is the latest example of the rise of the most insidious form of fascism that Europe has seen since the fall of the Third Reich".
These and many other similar articles are all written according to the same pattern, and their aim is to discredit the Euromaidan protests as the manifestations of fascism, neo-Nazism or - at the very least - right-wing extremism.
Every single mass political mobilisation in Ukraine has been accompanied by the attempts to compromise the popular uprisings by associating them with the extreme right. And not only uprisings or protests, but big events too. For example, a few weeks before the start of the Euro-2012 football championship, British media hysterically accused Ukrainians of racism and xenophobia, and warned that any non-White person going to see football matches in Ukraine would definitely and immediately be killed. After the championship was over, no British media outlet apologised to the Ukrainian people when it turned out that not one racist incident involving Ukraine fans had been reported during the tournament.
The current campaign to defame the Euromaidan protests is so far the strongest attack on the Ukrainian civil society and democratic politics. Similar attacks took place in the past too, although their intensity never reached today's level. During the "Orange revolution", the Ukrainian semi-authoritarian regime under President Leonid Kuchma was also trying to defile democratic presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko by associating him with the extreme right. And here is a story that links the past and the present.
There has been a huge tide of false, incorrect and bloated reports that exaggerate or over-emphasize the significance of the far right in the current Euromaidan protests in Ukraine. A Moscow-based journalist Alec Luhn writes in The Nation about "the Ukrainian nationalism at the heart of ‘Euromaidan’", a leftist Seumas Milne argues in The Guardian that "in Ukraine, fascists, oligarchs and western expansion are at the heart of the crisis", while a self-styled "independent geopolitical analyst" Eric Draitser, in his nauseatingly misleading piece for his own Stop Imperialism (later re-published by The Centre for Research on Globalization), even goes so far as to claim that "the violence on the streets of Ukraine [...] is the latest example of the rise of the most insidious form of fascism that Europe has seen since the fall of the Third Reich".
These and many other similar articles are all written according to the same pattern, and their aim is to discredit the Euromaidan protests as the manifestations of fascism, neo-Nazism or - at the very least - right-wing extremism.
Every single mass political mobilisation in Ukraine has been accompanied by the attempts to compromise the popular uprisings by associating them with the extreme right. And not only uprisings or protests, but big events too. For example, a few weeks before the start of the Euro-2012 football championship, British media hysterically accused Ukrainians of racism and xenophobia, and warned that any non-White person going to see football matches in Ukraine would definitely and immediately be killed. After the championship was over, no British media outlet apologised to the Ukrainian people when it turned out that not one racist incident involving Ukraine fans had been reported during the tournament.
The current campaign to defame the Euromaidan protests is so far the strongest attack on the Ukrainian civil society and democratic politics. Similar attacks took place in the past too, although their intensity never reached today's level. During the "Orange revolution", the Ukrainian semi-authoritarian regime under President Leonid Kuchma was also trying to defile democratic presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko by associating him with the extreme right. And here is a story that links the past and the present.
1 February 2014
What the West should know about the Euromaidan's far right element - translations
My brief post "What the West should know about the Euromaidan's far right element" has been translated into German, Russian, Greek and Ukrainian:
Was der Westen über die extreme Rechte auf dem Euromaidan wissen sollte
Viele Menschen aus dem Westen stellen Fragen über die Rolle der ukrainischen Ultranationalisten bei den Euromaidan-Protesten in Kiew. Einige angeblich linke Websites wie die World Socialist Web Site veröffentlichen eklatante Lügen über die Euromaidan-Proteste und die Rolle der extremen Rechten. Diese Websites reden russischen Imperialisten das Wort, die alles tun, was sie können, um die Ukraine ihrer bereits geschwächten Unabhängigkeit zu berauben.
1. Wie ich bereits im Artikel „The Ukrainian revolution is european and national“ („Die ukrainische Revolution ist europäisch und national“) schrieb, ist der Euromaidan unter anderem eine nationale Revolution gegen den Imperialismus des Kremls und ein nationalistischer Aufstand gegen Russlands zerstörerischen Einfluss auf die Ukraine. Der Großteil an Unterstützung für die ukrainische extreme Rechte kommt von Bürgern, die kein rechtsextremes Gedankengut pflegen, die es aber nach einer wirklichen Unabhängigkeit der Ukraine verlangt. Das bedeutet, dass es erst möglich werden wird, die extreme Rechte zu neutralisieren, wenn die Ukraine völlige nationale Unabhängigkeit erlangt. Die ständige Bedrohung der ukrainischen Staatlichkeit ist es, die der extremen Rechten Zulauf verschafft, nicht etwa eine vermeintliche Zunahme von rechtsextremen Ansichten in der ukrainischen Gesellschaft. Wie Roger Griffin in Modernism and Fasicsm schrieb, kann es insbesondere aufgrund von „Besetzung, Kolonisierung oder Akten der Aggression, die [eine Gesellschaft] von anderen Gesellschaften erleidet“ zu einem Erstarken von Faschismus kommen (S. 104). Somit sollte ein Kampf gegen Faschismus in der Ukraine immer synonym sein mit dem Kampf gegen die Versuche, das Land zu kolonialisieren. Wer diese beiden Themen zu trennen versucht oder einseitig gegen die ukrainische extreme Rechte schlägt, ohne die dringliche Notwendigkeit einer nationalen Unabhängigkeit anzuerkennen, muss bei seinen Versuchen, die extreme Rechte zu neutralisieren, scheitern. Solche Versuche können die Situation sogar verschlimmern.
2. Zwar ist es richtig, dass die ukrainische extreme Rechte gegen das korrupte und autoritäre Regime von Viktor Janukowitsch und die brutale Polizei, die Demonstranten misshandelt und foltert, Gewalt befürwortet und auch angewendet hat, doch ist die extreme Rechte nicht die einzige gewalttätige Kraft auf dem Euromaidan. Ihr angeschlossen haben sich viele ukrainische Linke und Demokraten, die durch das Ausbleiben von Erfolgen bei dem anfangs gewaltlosen Widerstand gegen das Abrutschen des Landes in eine offene Diktatur radikalisiert wurden. Die Mehrheit der Protestierenden, sich auf Kiews eisig kalten Straßen zusammenfinden, sind Janukowitschs zynischer Ignoranz gegenüber ihren Forderungen überdrüssig und wütend über die Brutalität der Polizei. Ihre Radikalisierung ist eine traurige Reaktion auf die Politik und die Taten des Regimes, die den Anstoß zu einem Nichtangriffspakt zwischen der extremen Linken und der extremen Rechten in der Ukraine gegeben haben, welche sich nun auf derselben Seite der Barrikaden wiederfinden. Kommentatoren, die Gewalt auf dem Euromaidan ausschließlich mit der extremen Rechten in Verbindung bringen, spielen die Ursachen der Radikalisierung der Proteste auf dem Euromaidan herunter und entlasten – gewollt oder ungewollt – das autoritäre Regime von Janukowitsch.
Übersetzer: Tobias Ernst
Was der Westen über die extreme Rechte auf dem Euromaidan wissen sollte
Viele Menschen aus dem Westen stellen Fragen über die Rolle der ukrainischen Ultranationalisten bei den Euromaidan-Protesten in Kiew. Einige angeblich linke Websites wie die World Socialist Web Site veröffentlichen eklatante Lügen über die Euromaidan-Proteste und die Rolle der extremen Rechten. Diese Websites reden russischen Imperialisten das Wort, die alles tun, was sie können, um die Ukraine ihrer bereits geschwächten Unabhängigkeit zu berauben.
1. Wie ich bereits im Artikel „The Ukrainian revolution is european and national“ („Die ukrainische Revolution ist europäisch und national“) schrieb, ist der Euromaidan unter anderem eine nationale Revolution gegen den Imperialismus des Kremls und ein nationalistischer Aufstand gegen Russlands zerstörerischen Einfluss auf die Ukraine. Der Großteil an Unterstützung für die ukrainische extreme Rechte kommt von Bürgern, die kein rechtsextremes Gedankengut pflegen, die es aber nach einer wirklichen Unabhängigkeit der Ukraine verlangt. Das bedeutet, dass es erst möglich werden wird, die extreme Rechte zu neutralisieren, wenn die Ukraine völlige nationale Unabhängigkeit erlangt. Die ständige Bedrohung der ukrainischen Staatlichkeit ist es, die der extremen Rechten Zulauf verschafft, nicht etwa eine vermeintliche Zunahme von rechtsextremen Ansichten in der ukrainischen Gesellschaft. Wie Roger Griffin in Modernism and Fasicsm schrieb, kann es insbesondere aufgrund von „Besetzung, Kolonisierung oder Akten der Aggression, die [eine Gesellschaft] von anderen Gesellschaften erleidet“ zu einem Erstarken von Faschismus kommen (S. 104). Somit sollte ein Kampf gegen Faschismus in der Ukraine immer synonym sein mit dem Kampf gegen die Versuche, das Land zu kolonialisieren. Wer diese beiden Themen zu trennen versucht oder einseitig gegen die ukrainische extreme Rechte schlägt, ohne die dringliche Notwendigkeit einer nationalen Unabhängigkeit anzuerkennen, muss bei seinen Versuchen, die extreme Rechte zu neutralisieren, scheitern. Solche Versuche können die Situation sogar verschlimmern.
2. Zwar ist es richtig, dass die ukrainische extreme Rechte gegen das korrupte und autoritäre Regime von Viktor Janukowitsch und die brutale Polizei, die Demonstranten misshandelt und foltert, Gewalt befürwortet und auch angewendet hat, doch ist die extreme Rechte nicht die einzige gewalttätige Kraft auf dem Euromaidan. Ihr angeschlossen haben sich viele ukrainische Linke und Demokraten, die durch das Ausbleiben von Erfolgen bei dem anfangs gewaltlosen Widerstand gegen das Abrutschen des Landes in eine offene Diktatur radikalisiert wurden. Die Mehrheit der Protestierenden, sich auf Kiews eisig kalten Straßen zusammenfinden, sind Janukowitschs zynischer Ignoranz gegenüber ihren Forderungen überdrüssig und wütend über die Brutalität der Polizei. Ihre Radikalisierung ist eine traurige Reaktion auf die Politik und die Taten des Regimes, die den Anstoß zu einem Nichtangriffspakt zwischen der extremen Linken und der extremen Rechten in der Ukraine gegeben haben, welche sich nun auf derselben Seite der Barrikaden wiederfinden. Kommentatoren, die Gewalt auf dem Euromaidan ausschließlich mit der extremen Rechten in Verbindung bringen, spielen die Ursachen der Radikalisierung der Proteste auf dem Euromaidan herunter und entlasten – gewollt oder ungewollt – das autoritäre Regime von Janukowitsch.
Übersetzer: Tobias Ernst
31 January 2014
UCL SSEES Special Research Seminar on Ukraine featuring Andrew Wilson and Anton Shekhovtsov
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
SPECIAL RESEARCH SEMINAR ON UKRAINE
Wednesday 5 February 4.30-6pm
Location: Masaryk Senior Common Room
4th floor, UCL SSEES Building, 16 Taviton St London, WC1H 0BW London
Speakers:
Dr. Andrew Wilson
"Euromaidan and After: Where Does Ukraine go From Here?"
Anton Shekhovtsov
"The Ukrainian extreme right and the pro-EU protests"
All welcome including general public. No registration needed.
SPECIAL RESEARCH SEMINAR ON UKRAINE
Wednesday 5 February 4.30-6pm
Location: Masaryk Senior Common Room
4th floor, UCL SSEES Building, 16 Taviton St London, WC1H 0BW London
Speakers:
Dr. Andrew Wilson
"Euromaidan and After: Where Does Ukraine go From Here?"
Anton Shekhovtsov
"The Ukrainian extreme right and the pro-EU protests"
All welcome including general public. No registration needed.
28 January 2014
Italian fascist "socialists" call for the destruction of Ukraine
Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus says that the European Union has betrayed Ukraine: "European Union lacks determination to support the pro-European protesters in Kiev and take retaliatory steps against Russia". Not only Ukrainians have been betrayed by the EU, of course. The same can be said about the people of Syria. Yet in both cases the Russian factor has played a crucial role.
I already wrote how the European extreme right supported the Russian imperialist agenda in relation to Ukraine. A few days ago, thanks to Giovanni Savino, an expert on Italian and historical Russian nationalisms, I have discovered yet another pro-Russian lobbying group in Italy, "Stato & Potenza", an allegedly socialist, but intrinsically fascist neo-Eurasianist sect.
I already wrote how the European extreme right supported the Russian imperialist agenda in relation to Ukraine. A few days ago, thanks to Giovanni Savino, an expert on Italian and historical Russian nationalisms, I have discovered yet another pro-Russian lobbying group in Italy, "Stato & Potenza", an allegedly socialist, but intrinsically fascist neo-Eurasianist sect.
24 January 2014
What the West should know about the Euromaidan's far right element
Many in the West, are asking questions about the involvement of the Ukrainian ultranationalists in the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv. Some allegedly left-wing web-sites, such as the World Socialist Web Site, publish blatant lies about the Euromaidan protests and the role that the far right is playing in them. These web-sites are trying to appease Russian imperialists who are doing everything they can to deprive Ukraine of its already weakened independence.
At the moment, there are two things that the West should understand about the Ukrainian ultranationalists in the context of Euromaidan.
1. As I wrote before, in the article "The Ukrainian revolution is European and national", Euromaidan is, among other things, a national revolution against the Kremlin's imperialism and a nationalist uprising against Russia's destructive influence on Ukraine. The major share of support for the Ukrainian far right comes from those citizens who do not share far right views but urge for Ukraine's true independence. This means that it will only be possible to neutralise the far right after Ukraine gains national independence. The far right is being fuelled by the constant threat to the Ukrainian statehood rather than the alleged growth of extreme right views in the Ukrainian society. As Roger Griffin wrote in his Modernism and Fascism, the rise of fascism may occur, in particular, due to "occupation, colonization, or acts of aggression inflicted on [a society] by other societies" (p. 104). Thus, a fight against fascism in Ukraine should always be synonymous with the fight against the attempts to colonise the country. Those who separate these two issues or crack down on the Ukrainian far right without recognising the urgent need for national independence will never be successful in their attempts to neutralise the far right. Moreover, they can make the situation worse.
2. While the Ukrainian far right has indeed endorsed and used violence against Viktor Yanukovych's corrupt authoritarian regime and the brutal police who abuse and torture protesters, they are not the only violent force of Euromaidan. They are joined by many Ukrainian left-wingers and democrats who have become radicalised as a result of the lack of progress of non-violent resistance to the country's slipping into an outright dicatorship. The majority of the protesters who take to Kyiv's dead cold streets are tired of Yanukovych's cynical disregard of their demands and outraged about the police brutality. Their radicalisation is a sad response to the regime's policies and actions which gave an impetus to a non-aggression pact between the Ukrainian far left and far right who are now on the same side of the barricades. Those commentators who associate violence at Euromaidan exclusively with the far right are downplaying the causes of the radicalisation of the Euromaidan protests and - willingly or unwillingly - exonerating Yanukovych's authoritarian regime.
See translations of this short post into German, Russian and Greek here.
At the moment, there are two things that the West should understand about the Ukrainian ultranationalists in the context of Euromaidan.
1. As I wrote before, in the article "The Ukrainian revolution is European and national", Euromaidan is, among other things, a national revolution against the Kremlin's imperialism and a nationalist uprising against Russia's destructive influence on Ukraine. The major share of support for the Ukrainian far right comes from those citizens who do not share far right views but urge for Ukraine's true independence. This means that it will only be possible to neutralise the far right after Ukraine gains national independence. The far right is being fuelled by the constant threat to the Ukrainian statehood rather than the alleged growth of extreme right views in the Ukrainian society. As Roger Griffin wrote in his Modernism and Fascism, the rise of fascism may occur, in particular, due to "occupation, colonization, or acts of aggression inflicted on [a society] by other societies" (p. 104). Thus, a fight against fascism in Ukraine should always be synonymous with the fight against the attempts to colonise the country. Those who separate these two issues or crack down on the Ukrainian far right without recognising the urgent need for national independence will never be successful in their attempts to neutralise the far right. Moreover, they can make the situation worse.
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| Ultranationalist and anarchist symbols side by side on the battlefield |
See translations of this short post into German, Russian and Greek here.
11 January 2014
"Васильковские террористы", они же бандиты и неонацисты
Последним силовым противостоянием Евромайдана и "Беркута" стало побоище под Киево-Святошинским судом, где 10 января был вынесен приговор трем "васильсковским террористам": Игорю Мосейчуку, Сергею Бевзу и Владимиру Шпаре. Они были признаны виновными в намерении взорвать памятник Ленину в Борисполе в 2011 году, в подготовке теракта и незаконном обращении с оружием и взрывными веществами, а также призывах к свержению конституционного порядка.
К сожалению, большинство людей, которые пришли под здание суда в их поддержку, совершенно не знают кто такие "васильсковские террористы". На момент ареста в 2011 году все трое были членами неонацистской организации "Патриот Украины", а также созданной на его базе Социал-национальной ассамблеи (СНА). Товарищи "васильковских террористов" любят представлять их в качестве "жертв Системы" и "политзаключенных".
Героический образ этих "политзаключенных" рисует даже вроде бы про-демократический "Kyiv Post", который называет их "activists from the Patriot of Ukraine civic movement" и размещает на своем сайте схожее (но "менее нацистское") изображение "патриотов":
Я согласен с оценкой многих комментаторов о том, что "дело васильковских террористов" является сфальсифицированным, но согласен лишь частично. В конце концов, неонацисты из СНА уже уничтожали памятник Ленину в 2010 году в одном из поселков Васильковского района, да и в хранение огнестрельного оружия готов поверить.
Дело в том, что "васильковские террористы" - не только неонацисты, но и обыкновенные бандиты.
К сожалению, большинство людей, которые пришли под здание суда в их поддержку, совершенно не знают кто такие "васильсковские террористы". На момент ареста в 2011 году все трое были членами неонацистской организации "Патриот Украины", а также созданной на его базе Социал-национальной ассамблеи (СНА). Товарищи "васильковских террористов" любят представлять их в качестве "жертв Системы" и "политзаключенных".
Героический образ этих "политзаключенных" рисует даже вроде бы про-демократический "Kyiv Post", который называет их "activists from the Patriot of Ukraine civic movement" и размещает на своем сайте схожее (но "менее нацистское") изображение "патриотов":
Я согласен с оценкой многих комментаторов о том, что "дело васильковских террористов" является сфальсифицированным, но согласен лишь частично. В конце концов, неонацисты из СНА уже уничтожали памятник Ленину в 2010 году в одном из поселков Васильковского района, да и в хранение огнестрельного оружия готов поверить.
Дело в том, что "васильковские террористы" - не только неонацисты, но и обыкновенные бандиты.
9 January 2014
Call for Papers: Евромайдан/Euromaidan
“Форум новейшей восточноевропейской истории и культуры”
Call for Papers: Евромайдан
Научный журнал “Форум новейшей восточноевропейской истории и культуры” – русскоязычный журнал свободного доступа, издаваемый Институтом по изучению Центральной и Восточной Европы при Католическом Университете г. Айхштетт (Германия). Более подробную информацию о журнале и архив прошлых номеров можно найти на сайте журнала.
“Форум” планирует выпуск нескольких специальных секций о “Евромайдане” и приглашает авторов к подаче исследовательских статей на данную тему. Учитывая тот факт, что протесты, вызванные решением украинских властей отказаться от подписания Соглашения об ассоциации с Европейским Союзом, все еще продолжаются, первая специальная секция на данную тему будет посвящена причинам возникновения “Евромайдана” и первым этапам его развития (ноябрь 2013 – январь 2014 гг.).
5 January 2014
Янукович по-прежнему хочет Тягнибока во втором туре?
Украинская ультра-националистка Ирина Фарион продолжает линию своей праворадикальной партии "Свобода", направленную на раскол на Евромайдана.
На Евромайдане "Свобода" занимается скорее не общим делом, направленным на реализацию революционных чаяний граждан, а раскольнической деятельностью, само-пиаром и рекрутированием новых членов.
На Евромайдане "Свобода" занимается скорее не общим делом, направленным на реализацию революционных чаяний граждан, а раскольнической деятельностью, само-пиаром и рекрутированием новых членов.
22 December 2013
Странные друзья Юрия Збитнева и Юрия Романенко
Среди друзей Юрия Збитнева и Юрия Романенко, которые, возможно, причастны к провокациям против Украинской революции, обнаруживаются очень странные личности.
Владимир Карасев
Проживает в Киеве. Президент благотворительного фонда «Российско-украинское сотрудничество». Поклонник Александра Дугина и сторонник Виктора Медведчука, которого Карасев "видит будущим лидером страны".
Владимир Карасев
Проживает в Киеве. Президент благотворительного фонда «Российско-украинское сотрудничество». Поклонник Александра Дугина и сторонник Виктора Медведчука, которого Карасев "видит будущим лидером страны".
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| Владимир Карасев и Виктор Медведчук |
20 December 2013
"Re-organisation of the Ukrainian space", or Putin's agents in Ukraine
The disgraceful publication of "There is no Ukraine" (later renamed into "Is There One Ukraine?"), where a controversial British historian (and fraudster) Orlando Figes calls for the division of Ukraine, is only only one example of an increasing trend toward implanting an idea that the division of Ukraine may solve some political problems. Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions discussed this idea already in 2004, during the "Orange revolution", when they held the Severodonetsk convention - a major separatist move of Yanukovych’s supporters aimed at the creation of the Sout-East Ukrainian Autonomous Republic. Present at that convention was then Moscow's Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov.
Why would Russian authorities be interested in the division of Ukraine if they want to incorporate it in its Eurasian Union? Russian fascist Aleksandr Dugin (whom I already mentioned earlier and will refer to again) believes that Ukraine is too diverse to be incorporated in its entirety in the Russian geopolitical project. In his Foundations of Geopolitics, where he describes the Russia-led Eurasian integration, Dugin writes:
Why would Russian authorities be interested in the division of Ukraine if they want to incorporate it in its Eurasian Union? Russian fascist Aleksandr Dugin (whom I already mentioned earlier and will refer to again) believes that Ukraine is too diverse to be incorporated in its entirety in the Russian geopolitical project. In his Foundations of Geopolitics, where he describes the Russia-led Eurasian integration, Dugin writes:
The sovereignty of Ukraine represents such a negative phenomenon for Russian geopolitics that it can, in principle, easily provoke a military conflict. [...] Ukraine as an independent state with some territorial ambitions constitutes an enormous threat to the whole Eurasia, and without the solution of the Ukrainian problem, it is meaningless to talk about the contitental geopolitics. [...] Considering the fact that a simple intergration of Moscow with Kyiv is impossible and will not result in a stable geopolitical structure [...], Moscow should get actively involved in the re-organisation of the Ukrainian space in accordance to the only logical and natural geopolitical model.
18 December 2013
European extreme right and Russian imperialism
European extreme right and Russian imperialism: Understanding the 50 shades of brown
French and Austrian radical right-wing leaders have recently declared that the EU should not interefere in Ukraine's national sovereignty. Some may consider these statements as a spit in the face of the Ukrainian radical right-wing Svoboda party, which today supports Ukraine's European integration, but in fact these statements reveal a bigger picture.
French and Austrian radical right-wing leaders have recently declared that the EU should not interefere in Ukraine's national sovereignty. Some may consider these statements as a spit in the face of the Ukrainian radical right-wing Svoboda party, which today supports Ukraine's European integration, but in fact these statements reveal a bigger picture.
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