Crimea has found itself unlucky to be at the intersection of Russias imperialist ambitions, and the rough nationalist politics of the new Ukraine. The Open Left declares: the movement for self-determination in Crimea is more important in its significance than both, imperialist games and nationalist fervour. Instead of using this event to squabble over what the US and Russia should or shouldnt do, we should use it as an example of what to do or not do in our own communities. I still hear people, even from ones close to me, even as ultra nationalist Ukrainians and ultra nationalist ethnic Russians clash on the street of Crimea and mainland Ukraine, that the far right in both Ukraine and Russia had little or nothing do with the current situation. On the other hand, to say this is entirely about nationalism would be to totally let the bourgeois international community off the hook for the part they have played in this catastrophe. More than an ultra right, nationalist coup, this is an internationally financed and orchestrated plan to dismantle the Ukraine to further western military imperialism, rewrite lucrative free trade policies, and, perhaps the only noble gain, to weaken the global influence of the Vladimir Putin (Even though at this point, we have seen this event do nothing but embolden Putins influence in front of a large global stage) . Below is an interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko. This is mainly about this initial waves of protest, the failures of the Ukrainian left, and what that means in the future (slash now), and does not cover everything I just stated, however, I dont feel that many people have grasped exactly where or how this event escalated to the point where Wolf Blitzer is speaking authoritatively on the issue daily. According to his profile on the Guardian, Ishchenko is a sociologist studying social protests in Ukraine. He is the Deputy Director of the Center for Society Research (Kiev), an editor of Commons: Journal for Social Criticism, and a lecturer in the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He has edited four issues of academic journals, written five peer reviewed academic articles, given four public presentation, and has been consulted as an expert in 19 popular media articles and interviews. So other than recognizing his obvious political bias, I hope you can trust his point of view as valid and not as just something that is on the internet. #Ukraine #Crimea links.org.au/node/3748
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:32:27 +0000
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