Russia, Ukraine, Syria
—Lichtenberg, 12 March 2014 Nobody disputes that Russia has some investments in Ukraine. It is also clear that the trade balance between Russia and Ukraine is in Russia’s favor. If Russia is really the...
Documents of Struggle
On the Ukrainian Crisis
—Draft for discussion, Barbara, Bill, Josh, 5 March 2014 The following draft was circulated and discussed prior to the 2014 Conference, but neither voted on nor published. The Nimps considered that the following passage...
What is Russia doing in Syria?
—Dorn, 25 February 2014 (with interpolated comments by Riley, 2 March 2014) The conflict in Syria allows us to look very concretely at the role Russia plays in the world and whether Marxists should...
Twenty points on the imperialism discussion
—Logan, 18 September 2013, with Riley’s 26 October 2013 interpolations 1. In the very weak state the IBT now finds itself in, our failure to either resolve the argument about Russian imperialism or to...
For a ‘Concrete Analysis of the Concrete Situation’
Reply to Decker/Dorn on ‘Russian Imperialism’ —Riley, 15 July 2013 “…the concrete analysis of the concrete situation is not an opposite of ‘pure’ theory, but – on the contrary – it is the...
Decker/Dorn Interpolated Comments on Riley’s ‘Is Russia Imperialist?’
19 June 2013 Dear comrades, We have not been convinced by Tom’s document to change our position on the imperialist character of Russia. Aside from dismissing major sectors of the economy and failing to...
‘Worried about the Russia Question’
From: Bill Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:43 AM Subject: The Russian Question Dear Tom Of course I’m quite worried about the Russian Question, particularly because I think we have to have a decision on it in...
Reply to Mikl et al
— Decker, Dorn, Breitman, Lichtenberg, 21 June 2018 Dear comrades, It is with deep regret that we read your statement “Iran, nationalism and imperialism” (29 May 2018), which makes it very clear that you...
Iran, nationalism and imperialism
—Mikl et al to IBT, 29 May 2018 Half way correct The debate on the questions of Iran, nationalism and imperialism started after the military coups in Egypt and Turkey, in 2013 and...
On Khomeini & Counterrevolution
—Riley to Mikl et al, 28 June 2017 To trace the complicated course of the “Iranian Revolution” requires careful study of the actual events in the spirit of Lenin’s injunction to “make a concrete...