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Mikhail Lobanov discusses the role of the Russian left in future political changes in Russia.

In Father Frost against Putin 2026 -festival 10th of January, Political and trade-union activist Mikhail Lobanov talked about what is happening to the active part of Russian society — and how Russian socialists and anarchists should make use of the growing demand for left-wing ideas in order to prepare for the future struggle to democratize Russia and the world. Mikhail will also spoke about the Radical Democracy project, through which many left-wing initiatives are trying to build the infrastructure and foundation needed for the emergence of a strong coalition political force in the future. Video version: https://youtu.be/CB4ZdchcUVg This is an amateur simultaneous interpretation. Please refer to the Russian original at: https://soundcloud.com/avtonom_org/kakim-obrazom-rossijskie-levye YouTube-playlist of festival in English:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TehU6gn0twrcu6Hx91UqpIhVs-R6s3X Spotify-playlist of festival in English: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37fcAv2OljFQFNBgOk4mKj YouTube-плейлист фестиваля на русском:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZSYWemcaH0&list=PL-MGl1fieAv1WmjPWW-lIqB5sF5Yo_Lqf

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