There are huge challenges ahead — but by and large, the current challenge for the left is simple.
By Andriy Manchuk
This reserve of strength, readiness to resist the growing pressure, allowed us to survive and develop after 2014 — when anti-communism turned into the official ideology of the Ukrainian state, the pogrom terror of the Nazis splashed out onto the streets, and the political field of the country was finally cleared of organized left forces. So the very existence of a leftist social and political resource is now a challenge to the status quo, even without specially written declarations.
Ten years is a long time. During this time, not so much has been achieved, but not so little either, and what has been accomplished in the past gives the project a groundwork for the future. The anniversary of the 'Liva' website is not a reason for celebration, since the real successes of the left are still far away. Moreover, we see fierce competition for domination in an era of crisis, which will be accompanied by new conflicts, economic stagnation, degradation of social relations and tougher censorship restrictions, using the most advanced technologies. But this decade has been a milestone in life and politics. We intend to go further — to fight for the formation of a new mass movement capable of offering an alternative to the endless nightmare of a system that has long outlived itself.
Congratulations to the comrades from LIVA.com.ua in Ukraine for maintaining their revolutionary voice through an incredibly difficult decade.