Dmitry Petrov – The Path of an Anarchist
On April 19, Dmitry Petrov, a Russian anarchist fighting on the side of Ukraine, died in battle near Bakhmut. For almost twenty years, Dima contributed immensely to the anarchist movement in Russia and Ukraine. Over the last ten years, we had only met once and rarely had affairs in common, so he may have altered […]
Our Comrade Died at the Front. In Memory of Yuriy Lebedev
We have lost another great and close person at the hands of the Russian occupiers. Yuriy Lebedev (1985–2024), the Kyiv native with the nom de guerre (call sign) Comrade, was killed while on a combat mission. He was a convinced socialist, public figure, professional lawyer, and brave officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His […]
Life Is Full of Opportunities, and if You Are Open-Minded, Sometimes They Smile Upon You. In Memory of Sasha Kravchuk
On November 6, our friend and editor of the Commons journal Sasha Kravchuk would have turned 38. On this day, despite the weather, Sasha would usually gather dozens of his very different friends around a campfire in a Kyiv urban forest. These were the people with whom he went hiking and dancing, with whom he […]
Our close friend, comrade and editor of “Commons” Oleksandr Kravchuk died
We lost our close friend, comrade and colleague Oleksandr Kravchuk, an economist and Commons editorial team member. For years, he has been a permanent editor and the soul of our journal. Oleksandr (Sasha) was into hiking in the mountains, dancing and playing volleyball; it always seemed that he had more health than all of us […]
From the Jungles of Kyiv to the Pacific Islands: The Gonzo-Anthropology of Evheny Osievsky
Evheny Osievsky died on May 22 after a landmine flew into his trench and exploded. Although looking back at Zhenya’s activity on his Facebook page, it is hard to imagine he was so close to death. Five days before he died, he cheerfully posted his last interview with the British geneticist and science popularizer, Adam […]
Solidarity, decency, socialism: in memory of Marko Bojcun
On March 11th 2023 our friend and comrade of Commons, known political economist, political scientist, labour movement historian and an activist of left-wing movements and solidarity with Ukraine, Marko Bojcun, passed away. He played an important role in keeping the flame of the Ukrainian left alive and in giving it, through emigrants and dissidents, to […]
Break out the wall. Зачем сносят заборы в Крыму
Замуровали, демоны! Стены, заборы, заборы, стены. Дорога к благодатному морю на ЮБК зачастую превращается в длительный марш-бросок на выживание. Петляя зигзагами под палящим солнцем, вы идете вдоль сплошных стен, направляющих вас лишь по одному заданному пути. Есть в этом что-то тоталитарное a-la the Wall – все потоки передвижения граждан могут происходить лишь по строго установленному […]
