Union of Marxists

The Union of Marxists (Russian: Союз марксистов, romanized: Soyuz marksistov, SM) is a communist organization in Russia, founded on November 2–3, 2019 by Andrey Rudoy, editor-in-chief of the left-wing magazine Vestnik Buri, YouTube blogger and trade union activist,^[1] and Station Marx news resource.^[2][3][4] The organization considers itself neither Stalinist nor Trotskyist.^[5][6][7]

Union of Marxists Союз марксистов
Abbreviation	SM
Leader	Collective leadership
Founder	Vestnik Buri Station Marx Labour Platform
Founded	2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)
Newspaper	Molnia (Молния, The Lightning)
Trade union	Platforma Solidarnosti (Платформа солидарности, Solidarity Platform)
Ideology	Communism Marxism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Colours	Red
Website
recruit.marxunion.org
Politics of Russia Political parties Elections

The movement participated in the 2021 protests^[8][9] and the 2022 anti-war protests.^[10][11]

In March 2022, a split occurred in the movement, and a part associated with Station Marx organized a new organization "New Reds".^[11][12] New Reds then merged in May 2023 with Marxist Tendency into the Organisation of Communist Internationalists which became the section of International Marxist Tendency in Russia.

In September 2023, the organization was left by its founder Andrey Rudoy. A few weeks later, the Ministry of Justice of Russia recognized him as a foreign agent for his anti-war position.

The organization participates in the labor and environmental movement, organizes feminist-themed events.

References

1. "Она взорвалась. Кто ответит за гибель рабочих и спасателей на шахте "Листвяжная"? - СП-ТВ - Мнения - Свободная Пресса". svpressa.ru (in Russian). 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
2. "Новая организация "Союз марксистов"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
3. "Союз Марксистов: разбор манифеста движения". Логика Прогресса (in Russian). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
4. "Союз марксистов". semnasem.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
5. "Station Marx: призрак марксизма бродит по Уралу". www.nakanune.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
6. авторы, Сторонние. "Оруэлл намекает - Коммунистическое движение имени «Антипартийной группы 1957 года»". 1957anti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
7. "К критике "Союза Марксистов" | Политштурм". Политштурм / Politsturm (in Russian). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
8. Винокурова, Еленав (24 June 2021). "Молодые, несистемные, левые, или Чем новые марксисты лучше старых". Ваши Новости. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
9. ""Магия цирка": как в Казани прошел митинг разношерстной оппозиции". inkazan.ru. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
10. The day before the start of Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine, we issued a Statement on the escalation of the conflict in Donbas.
11. @rusalvation; @rusalvation (2022-04-06). "Ярмарка политического предложения. Часть 1: союзники". Teletype. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
12. "Новые Красные". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-08-23.