June 12, 2022

The Viceroy : he Donbas is one thing. Bombing Kyiv is another’ Russia’s Communist Party officially supports the war against Ukraine. But its younger members are speaking out.

9 minutes

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine provoked a wave of backlash among members of the Communist Party (KPRF). Communist legislators from regional parliaments and members of the party's youth organization have publicly spoken out against the war, condemning it as "imperialist" and contrary to Marxist-Leninist principles. While some have quit the KPRF in protest, others have been expelled for breaching "party discipline." Meduza looked into what's happening inside the KPRF's regional branches and learned why some of Russia's Communists oppose the war against Ukraine.

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By Nikolai Priser

June 12, 2022

The Viceroy : he Donbas is one thing. Bombing Kyiv is another’ Russia’s Communist Party officially supports the war against Ukraine. But its younger members are speaking out.

9 minutes

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The Viceroy : he Donbas is one thing. Bombing Kyiv is another’ Russia’s Communist Party officially supports the war against Ukraine. But its younger members are speaking out.

The Viceroy : he Donbas is one thing. Bombing Kyiv is another’ Russia’s Communist Party officially supports the war against Ukraine. But its younger members are speaking out.