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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

“Everything France does to increase its defensive power will increase the chances of peace in the world.” “Workers who renounced defending national independence & its own freedom of development will never have the strength to overthrow capitalism” J. Jaures, founder of French Socialist Party, 1911

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Not only Whites and Reds: The Springtime of the Nations of 1917 In 1917, RU revolution struck the world, but while in Petrograd forces wanted to build one and indivisible, periphery built one of the most unique progressive states, muslim reformist and socialist projects www.fes.de/index.php?eI...

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

1/ The “Young Right” was a republican current inside the SPD milieu of the 1920s–30s, shaped by revisionist, liberal, existential, and religious currents of socialism, drawing on figures such as Jaurès and Bernstei

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Social Democracy, Marxism Revisionism and NSDAP Nazi threat — what can we learn?

I wrote this text as my thoughts after reading Donna Harsch’s German Social Democracy and the Rise of Nazism.

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Daniel R. Jarosak @drjarosak.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🇺🇦 For the past few weeks, I had the pleasure of editing a piece by @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social for Lossi 36. In it, Vladyslav examines the announcement of a Pantheon of Heroes that is being discussed in Ukraine and the potential pitfalls of centralizing history: lossi36.com/2026/08/31/w...

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What's going on with the Ukrainian pantheon of heroes? - Lossi 36

Vladyslav Starodubtsev reflects on the debate surrounding Ukraine’s planned pantheon of national heroes.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In 1917, Ukraine first appeared on the map. It was immediately invaded by the bolsheviks. How the socialists of the world reacted to it, and who they supported? “Ukrainian People’s Republic (1917-1921) in the Western Socialist Press: Struggle for Recognition” networks.h-net.org/new-publicat...

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New Publication: "Ukrainian People's Republic (1917-1921) in the Western Socialist Press: Struggle for Recognition," by Vladyslav Starodubtsev | H-Net

Ukrainian People's Republic (1917-1921) in the Western Socialist Press: Struggle for Recognition By Vladyslav Starodubtsev

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Memorial Italia @memorialitalia.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#memorialitalia_huffingtonpost 📌 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨 𝐮𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐨: 𝐢𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 a cura di Vladyslav Starodubtsev e Lance Bradley per il nostro spazio ospitato da Huffington Post hwww.huffingtonpost.it/guest/memorial-italia/2026/06/14/news/anarchismo_ucraino_il_lascito_di_nestor_machno-22124822/

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Anarchismo ucraino: il lascito di Nestor Machno (di V. Starodubcev, L. Bradley, Memorial Italia)

La resistenza a uno stato centralizzato e la lotta per l'autodeterminismo hanno radici profonde nell’Ucraina sud-orientale

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

As to a distinct Ukrainian political culture I defer to @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social www.liberalcurrents.com/drawing-on-u...

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Drawing on Ukrainian Republican Roots

The egalitarian history of Ukrainian identity.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I am just watching the Owen Jones interview with Ischenko about "the devastating truth of Ukraine and the west." I came back from Ukraine a few weeks ago, where I interviewed many Ukrainian leftists about the war. These are people who are on the frontlines, who are living up close to the threat of

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Eric Lee @erictlee.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Georgia: One year in the streets. My latest column for Solidarity. www.ericlee.info/blog/georgia...

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This New Year and Christmas many houses will play “Carol of the Bells”, a famous Ukrainian composition, not knowing of a beatiful origin of the music from land of Ukraine. The song was popularized abroad by Ukrainian Republican Capella, organized by Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1919.

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I've written about Ukraine as an outside observer but I felt this, from a Ukrainian leftist (and current soldier) @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social was a great contribution regarding the history of Republicanism and Egalitarianism in Ukraine and a perspective unique to a Ukrainian author

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Drawing on Ukrainian Republican Roots

The egalitarian history of Ukrainian identity.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Liberal Currents is one of my favorite US journals — I read it regularly. If you are from US, support it.

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Stefan Müller @mueste300.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Die Ukraine steht immens unter Druck. Solidarität ist nötig. Hier ein Beitrag von meinem Freind @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social über die Revolution 1917 und die erste Republik in der Ukraine.

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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Imagine needing care… and being denied it. 💔 ➡️ That’s not just unfair. It’s inhuman. ⚖️🏥 #WorldHealthDay

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Ukrainian Republicanism. My essay on how forgotten tradition of Shevchenko and Kostomarov could provide insights and modern alternative to neoliberal-oligarchic system open.substack.com/pub/vladysla...

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Ukrainian Republicanism

Ukrainian Republicanism is a wide tradition founded upon the legacy of Taras Shevchenko and Mykola Kostomarov.

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Ani L @anl93337430.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Кацапський дрон збили прямо над центром для диких тварин в Борисполі. Їхня сліпа козуля злякалася, вдарилася і зламала шию. Вона не вижила.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Unraveling Bandera: A leftist point of view My recently written article on the topic of Bandera and UPA. I open a discussion and eagerly waiting your comments or replies. vladyslavstarodubtsev.substack.com/p/unraveling...

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Unraveling Bandera. A leftist point of view

Since the beginning of modern historiography Ukrainian history has been treated differently to that of other countries.

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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It has been immensely inspiring to foster these dialogues with Kavita Krishnan, Yuliya Yurchenko, Gražina Bielousova, Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova, Taras Bilous, Yuliia Kishchuk, @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social, Sarah El Bulbeisi, @kassymbekova.bsky.social and many others with @associationruta.bsky.social

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Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I am a proud founding member of @associationruta.bsky.social. RUTA was founded in 2022 in response to Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We are committed to challenging the colonial legacies in scholarship on regions affected by Russian colonialism. Follow us, support us, become a member!

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European Free Alliance @efaparty.eu · 28/01/2025

EFA backs Kurdish women in Syria, urging the UN and EU to recognise #DAANES and ensure gender equality and women’s role in Syria’s democratic reconstruction ✊ 🔗 Read the full article: shorturl.at/us7e6

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26 EFA women sign in support of Kurdish women in Syria - EFA - European Free Alliance

The European Free Alliance supports the democratic movement of the Kurdish women in Syria. This week, 26 prominent EFA women political figures expressed their solidarity by signing an open letter to t...

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

107 year anniversary of IV Universal (document that declared independence of Ukraine and announced bold social reforms) of Ukrainian People’s Republic 1918-2025” 📍Crimea, Ukraine

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

UA gov. needs to be more often reminded that it failed to comply with Social Charter (Ukraine ratified it in 2006) standards and pursued laws that directly contradict it, and making a severe regress not motivated by the Russia's military agression, but by elitist policies.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Assad Syrian regime was the main hub of RU military operations, resource extractivism and human trafficking for RU military from Middle East and Africa. Fall of Assad regime opens the road to freedom for Syrians, as well as for those, who are oppressed by RU. As poles say: for our and yours freedom

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Morning from Kyiv! Drones were not long here. I slept well. We have power at home and rain outside. I had a #warcoffee and am ready to live life. Have a lovely weekend. Today's Ukrainian art: Viktor Zarubin (1866-1928), Before the Storm, 1920s

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

What could be better and stronger symbol rather than the flag of free nation waving, during biggest victories and greatest tragedies? It always makes emotional to see how people value freedom and their collective rights, and how people are ready to fight for it.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Reading right now Liberal Socialism by @mattpolprof.bsky.social , the book which surprisingly become for me an openning to Thomas Paine, consider supporting his writing and his careful research into the insights of liberal socialist tradition.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Ahmetzaki Validi Togan, one of the leaders of Bashkir national liberation struggle in 1917, famous socialist, read Hrushevskyi — Ukrainian historian and central person of our liberation struggle, about Ukrainian independence struggle.

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Thomas van Linge @thomasvlinge.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

#Myanmar 🇲🇲 BREAKING: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking an arrest warrant for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, for the crimes his military committed against the Rohingya people.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Was on Ukrainian premiere of filb by my friend Oz Katerji “Battle for Kyiv” documenting the stories of people with whom Oz spend month from the start of full-scale invasion, documenting evacuation of Irpin and the destruction Russia left in Bucha.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ukrainians in Petrograd (1917) with transparant. It says «Struggle and be Triumphant» — famous quote from Taras Shevchenko. Underneath it says that it is Party of Ukrainian Socialist Revolutionaries. Ukrainian soldiers took crucial part in February revolution.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

1/ Zelensky announces his libertarian “internal resiliency plan”. It is a set of disconnected policies groupped together in a bizzare plan with nothing in common between the points, and sometimes the opposite approaches, and incredibly harmful decisions. List as follows:

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

1/ Ukrainian Republican vision of Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood was the first Ukrainian political organization founded by Republican revolutionaries such as Shevchenko, Kulish, Kostomarov. Was active during Springtime of Nations (1848)

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A painting of Ukrainian sailor, Revolutionary period.

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Those who I followed on twitter, please comment under this post if you found me and I didn’t follow you in return.

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Eric Lee @erictlee.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Yesterday I interviewed a leader of the 4-month old strike at Evolution Gaming in Georgia. She talked about the reasons for the strike, the importance of international solidarity and much more in this short interview: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

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Interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia - LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net.

This week we interviewed Tamar Ansiani, who in addition to being a striker (one of over 4,000) at the Swedish-owned Evolution Gaming in Georgia, is also a vice president of LABOR, a Georgian trade uni...

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Amount of new followers here after Trump elections is quite telling

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

1/ It’s certainly emotional to see a split of party that is closest to my heart, @partiarazem.bsky.social And when everyone made final decisions, I believe both groups are made of talanted, capable people that wish and can deliever best for Poland. I know personally how capable & empathic they are

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Historically, what surprises me, is that while now we have huge conflicts with Hungarian government, during the revolution (1918) HUN was supportive of UA self-determination on prev. HUN lands. We knew Hungary as the most brutal state, but Republican revolutionaries healed that wound.

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I congratulate citizens of Moldova for choosing a democratic path and rejecting both pro-Russian candidate and winning the referendum despite foreign adversaries. Its a good day for democracy

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Vladyslav Starodubtsev @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

“We are living nation and we will not perish” — writes newspaper of Western Ukrainian radical social democrats, 1919 “Republican”, the name of newspaper, was in legal opposition to center-left West. Ukrainian gov. for its passivity and demanded more radical socialist and national reforms

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