Dear colleagues!
As you know, the situation in Ukraine is very contradictory. A month ago, after referendum, where absolute majority of population of the East of Ukraine supported creation of independent state, peoples of Donetsk and Lugansk regions initiated creation of new republic, which has now name Novorossia.
Population of this region is now under the fair. Thousands of people are killed by bombs, artillery, rockets and tanks of Kiev Authorities. In spite of this fact Novorossia is trying to built new, mow just state.
In this situation we, members of editorial board of Russian democratic left journal ‘Alternatives’ wrote the Appeal with our understanding of the situation, its contradictions and future, with proposals of assistance.
Please, read this text and if you acsept at least some key ideas of it, send it to your colleagues via Internet, social net-works, web-sites and so on.
More information you can find in our web-site www.alternativy.ru.
If you have any questions or need more information, please, write us buzgalin@mail.ru
With best wishes,
Alexander Buzgalin
The Future of Novorossiya is not being Decided Solely on the Front Lines
Open letter from members of the editorial collective of the journal Alternatives to defenders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics
Dear comrades,
We address you in this fashion since along with you we are experiencing the same tragedies that have fallen to your lot. We are your comrades, since as scholars in Russian universities and research centres who are members of the editorial collective of the journal Alternatives, which has been appearing now for more than twenty years, we have throughout this period consistently spoken out in support of the right of peoples to decide their own fate, defending their honour, dignity and lives. The experience of recent months shows that the majority of you share these principles, despite the diversity of your ideological positions.