Early on June 24, Vladimir Putin addressed Russia about the unfolding rebellion of the Wagner private military company, saying that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion is “pushing the country toward anar...

Statements by Movement of Irkutsk Anarchists and Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists, translated by CrimethInc.

In the current situation around the Wagner mutiny, there is no side we can choose but ourselves.

We do not flatter ourselves: the onset of this moment could take some time. From the February revolution (during which the generals participated in removing the Tsar) to the October revolution, nine months passed. From the Kornilov rebellion to October, two months.

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neither the Putin regime nor Prigozhinsky are our friends. In this fight between two cannibals, anarchists should stay away—let them bleed each other as much as possible.

  • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I mean, one of the groups is calling for attacks on rail and oil infrastructure, which is pretty clearly taking sides against Putin without a mass movement capable of picking up the pieces. Imo this is a bad call outside of the core of empire, akin to extending the sanctions from the bottom up.

    • captcha [any]
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      1 year ago

      Attacking infrastructure right now doesnt seem in line with those statements. They should be avoid being collateral and taking the time of a distracted Putin to build that missing mass movement.

      • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        For sure, that's my take too, and I think the first and third group were talking along those lines. The second group is probably just more nihilist in orientation than the other two