Europe Archives - Red Pepper

Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

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Jude awakening

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:46:47 +0000

Juliet Jaques celebrates the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, whose incisive social commentary prioritises laughter, substance and style

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Building the post-Soviet world

Gerry Hart — Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

From the corrupt to the inspired, Owen Hatherley charts the architecture that followed the fall of the Soviet Union

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From bystander to peacebuilder

Gerry Hart — Thu, 08 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Vlad Sakovich reports on People First, a new campaign to release thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war, Russian political prisoners and forcefully transferred Ukrainian children

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The Soviet enigma and its tragic aftermath

Gerry Hart — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Boris Kagarlitsky's The Long Retreat provides a necessary Marxist analysis of the Soviet tragedy, says Walden Bello

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The German Peasants’ War: 500 years later

Gerry Hart — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000

A half a millennia ago, the peasants of Germany rose in rebellion against their lords. Martin Empson examines why the revolt is relevant today

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French politics: right questions, wrong answers

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:38:47 +0000

The French left is as responsible as President Macron and the right for the rise of the National Rally, argues Yasser Louati

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Ukraine must win

Siobhan McGuirk — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:37:43 +0000

Assessing the Russo-Ukraine war from a progressive perspective means recognising the fascist, imperialist nature of the Russian invader, writes Yuliya Yurchenko

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Violence and complicity hand power to fascists across Europe

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Far-right parties made huge gains in the 2024 EU Parliamentary elections, including in Slovenia. Neo-Nazi campaigning and a passive left are fuelling a fascist surge, argues Veronika Mikec

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Puppetry thrives amid war in Ukraine

Siobhan McGuirk — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 22:53:16 +0000

The Odesa Puppet Theatre plays a vital role for Ukrainians facing the violence and trauma of war, explain Nataliia Borodina and Matt Smith

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