Boris Kagarlitsky

Boris Kagarlitsky, born in Moscow in 1958, was a dissident and political prisoner in the USSR under Brezhnev, then a deputy to Moscow city council (arrested again in 1993 under Yeltsin). Since 2007, he has run Institute for Globalization Studies and Social Movements in Moscow, a leading Russian leftist think tank. He is the editor of the online magazine Rabkor and an author of numerous books, of which the two most recent to appear in English are ”Empire of the Periphery” (Pluto) and “From Empires to Imperialism” (Routledge).

Wagner group tank and Russian flag

After the Prigozhin Rebellion After the Prigozhin Rebellion

The next months will bring a battle for power and property.

Jul 6, 2023 / Boris Kagarlitsky

Russian soldiers on Red Square

Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia

Russian history reminds that every major military defeat has led to the beginning of serious reforms or revolution.

Oct 21, 2022 / Boris Kagarlitsky

Murder Beside the Kremlin

Murder Beside the Kremlin Murder Beside the Kremlin

Amid accusations slung between rival political camps, a different explanation of the death of Boris Nemtsov emerges.

Mar 4, 2015 / Boris Kagarlitsky

Russia After the Election Russia After the Election

The opposition movement must be reconstructed anew, from the bottom and from the left.

Mar 8, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky

On Power and Russia’s Protests On Power and Russia’s Protests

The prosperous, urban middle-class—those who benefit from the government’s policies—have revolted against it. If even they don’t support the existing order,...

Feb 7, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky

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