I really have no idea what to think of the communist parties in Russia. They seem all over the place. They have impressive numbers and clout, but what good is that if they're also incoherent?
Everything I hear about the main party, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), makes them sound like they're controlled opposition. They're equally as socially reactionary as United Russia. This party that interviewed the Haz idiot, the RKRP-KPSS, they seem slightly better strangely but I only know about them organizing strikes and anti-war protests. They don't have any elected officials I think. Then there's the Communists of Russia party (KPKR) and the only thing I know about them is they had a platform in 2016 that called for implementing the death penalty for criminals who commit large enough financial fraud and that actually sounds pretty cool.
Is the situation just kind of hopeless for leftists in Russia right now?
It's pretty bad. The RCWP (remnants of the Hardline Soviet faction that tried to coup Gorby) that platformed Haz is pretty robust in numbers but banned from elections. Also their coalition "Rot Front" disbanded awhile back from internal splits and political oppression. I think talking to Haz was just a faux pas where they didn't understand the nuance. They have pretty good LGBT poltics, by Russian standards, anyway.
The two parliamentary parties are considered to be captive opposition, especially the smaller one which is only tolerated as a way of ensuring that the CPRF never gets in power.
The CPRF has a bunch of shit positions and is arguably not Marxist anymore, but is restricted in what it can say or do anyway. I suspect they're biding time, and that if Putin seriously started to lose power they'd make a move.
I really have no idea what to think of the communist parties in Russia. They seem all over the place. They have impressive numbers and clout, but what good is that if they're also incoherent?
Everything I hear about the main party, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), makes them sound like they're controlled opposition. They're equally as socially reactionary as United Russia. This party that interviewed the Haz idiot, the RKRP-KPSS, they seem slightly better strangely but I only know about them organizing strikes and anti-war protests. They don't have any elected officials I think. Then there's the Communists of Russia party (KPKR) and the only thing I know about them is they had a platform in 2016 that called for implementing the death penalty for criminals who commit large enough financial fraud and that actually sounds pretty cool.
Is the situation just kind of hopeless for leftists in Russia right now?
It's pretty bad. The RCWP (remnants of the Hardline Soviet faction that tried to coup Gorby) that platformed Haz is pretty robust in numbers but banned from elections. Also their coalition "Rot Front" disbanded awhile back from internal splits and political oppression. I think talking to Haz was just a faux pas where they didn't understand the nuance. They have pretty good LGBT poltics, by Russian standards, anyway.
The two parliamentary parties are considered to be captive opposition, especially the smaller one which is only tolerated as a way of ensuring that the CPRF never gets in power.
The CPRF has a bunch of shit positions and is arguably not Marxist anymore, but is restricted in what it can say or do anyway. I suspect they're biding time, and that if Putin seriously started to lose power they'd make a move.