,A ,REQUIEM = ,NATIONALISATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALLIANCE ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/S 

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,! CURR5T WORLD CRISIS ( CAPITALISM IS PROVOK+ A WAVE ( PROLET>IAN PROTE/S1 & WILL 9EVITABLY PROVOKE !M 9 ! FUTURE4 ,9 ! ,C,I,S1 ! FIR/ S]I\S SIGN ( ?+S TO COME WAS ! WORK]S' REVOLT AT ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY ?IS ,FEBRU>Y4 ,BY N[ IT IS CLE> ?AT ! REACTION>Y ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS HAS SUBDU$ ! WORK]S' /RUGGLE1 & IT IS TIME TO ANALYZE ! REASONS BEH9D ?IS DEFEAT4 ,WE HAVE TO LE>N FROM MI/AKES1 & 9 ORD] TO SAVE ! APPROA*+ FUTURE /RUGGLES 9 ! ,C,I,S & ! WORLD FROM A SIMIL> FATE1 WE MU/ PICK \T ! KEY FACTORS 9 ! DEFEAT4 

,! ,KH]SON ,REVOLT3 ,:AT IT ,WAS & ,H[ IT ,5D$ ,UP 

,ON ! #b ,FEBRU>Y1 WORK]S FROM ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY HAVE 0M>*$ ALONG ! MA9 /REET ( HE CITY 7,U%AKOV /REET7 T[>DS ! REGIONAL ADM9I/RATION1 :]E !Y PRES5T$ !IR DEM&S TO ! AU?ORITIES444 ,AMONG !M WAS ! FOLL[+3 

PAYM5T ( BACK WAGES 7TOTAL ( #d4#e MILLION GRIVNAS7 

NATIONALIZATION ( ! FACTORY ) NO COMP5SATION 

A GU>ANTE$ M>KET = ! PRODUCE1 :I* IS COMPLEX AGRICULTURAL MA*9]Y 

,HAV+ SE5 !IR DEM&S IGNOR$1 ! WORK]S BROKE 9TO ! FACTORY GR\NDS & OCCUPI$ ! ADM9I/RATIVE BUILD+ ON ! #cRD ( ,FEBRU>Y4 ,V>I\S ,TROTSKYITES & ,/AL9I/S HAVE CLAIM$ !RE WAS A TAKEOV] ( ! :OLE FACTORY1 BUT 9 REALITY ! [N]'S SECURITY P]SONNEL REMA9$ AT ! FACTORY1 & IT APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 A P[]-%>+ SITUATION AT BE/4 

,ON ! #i ,FEBRU>Y1 AN 9DEP5D5T TRADE UNION WAS E/ABLI%$ AT ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY1 REPLAC+ ! OLD TRADE UNION CELL ( ! ,F,P,U4 ,! NEW TRADE UNION1 CALL$ ,PETROVETS1 JO9$ ! /RUCTURE ( ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,9DEP5D5T ,TRADE ,UNIONS ( ,UKRA9E1 L$ BY ,MR4 ,WOLYNETS1 I4E4 IT EFFECTIVELY 5T]$ ! CONF$]ATE /RUCTURE CURR5TLY S]V+ AS A TOOL ( ! ,TIMO%5KO BLOC4 ,AT ?IS PO9T WE MU/ EXPLA9 ! POLITICAL SITUATION )9 ! CITY4 ,! ,UKRA9IAN B\RGEOISIE IS CURR5TLY DIVID$ 9TO ! 0ORANGE0 LEAGUE 7! LOOSE ,YU%5KO & ,TIMO%5KO ALLIANCE7 & ! 0BLUE-:ITE0 LEAGUE 7! ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS L$ BY ,YANUKOVI*74 ,! [N] ( ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY1 ,MR4 ,A4 ,OLE9IK1 IS ALSO A PROM95T MEMB] ( ! ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS2 & :ILE ! ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS' DOM9ATION ( ! ,KH]SON REGIONAL ADM9I/RATION IS ALMO/ AT #f.01 ! APPO9T$ HEAD ( ! ADM9I/RATION 7AS PLAC$ !RE BY ,YU%5KO7 IS ,BORIS ,SIL5KOV - AN 0ORANGI/04 ,?IS GIVES SOME CLUE AB\T ! 9T]NAL /RUGGLES BETWE5 B\RGEOIS CLIQUES OV] ,KH]SON1 & BO? CLIQUES ATTEMPT$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! ,KH]SON WORK]S' REVOLT4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! /RONG] ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS E/ABLI%$ CONTROL OV] ! WORK]S1 BR++ ! WORK]S' REVOLT TO & 5D BY TAK+ AWAY !IR 9DEP5D5CE & CONV]T+ !M 9TO A TOOL 9 ITS H&S4 

,MR4 ,OLE9IK'S 9T]E/ AMID ALL ?IS IS ALSO CLE>2 TO USE ! WORK]S 9 OBTA9+ LEV]AGE OV] /ATE RES\RCES & 9 GA9+ ACCESS TO ! TREASURE TROVE ( /ATE ORD]S1 CR$IT & SUBSIDIES - & HE WAS SUCCESSFUL4 ,ON ! MORN+ ( #ac ,FEBRU>Y1 ! ,P>TY ( ,REGION'S REPRES5TATIVES P>K$ TWO COMB9E H>VE/]S 9 FRONT ( ! REGIONAL ADM9I/RATION BUILD+1 ?US 9ITIAT+ A 0BLUE ,MAIDAN0.<#a.> ) ! AIM ( DISPLAC+ ,SIL5KOV4 ,! TRADE UNION CELL AT ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY AGRE$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS6 

,H]E IS :AT ,TROTSKYITES FROM 0,SOCIALI/ ,RESI/ANCE0 WRITE 3 0,ON #ac ,FEBRU>Y1 #b MILLIONS GRIVNAS W]E GIV5 TO ,MR4 ,OLE9IK BY ! REGIONAL AU?ORITY444 ,?US ! ONLY W9N] SO F> HAS BE5 ! [N]1 :O ?ANKS TO ! WORK]S' ACTION OBTA9$ A DEC5T SUM FROM ! AU?ORITIES4 ,IT MU/ BE NOT$ ?AT ! GIV5 SUM WAS NOT FROM ! RES]VE FUND1 & !RE=E WAS TAK5 FROM FUNDS 9T5D$ = PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S1 P5SIONS1 B5EFITS1 ETC404 

,! 0SOCIAL COMPROMISE01 SO MU* *]I%$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE HAS BE5 REA*$3 ,OLE9IK GOT ! MONEY & ! WORK]S GOT A PROMISE ?AT !Y MAY AT SOME PO9T GET A GLIMPSE ( SOME ( IT4 

,AFT] ?IS 0COMPROMISE0 ! DEM& = NATIONALIZATION WAS TAK5 UP BY ! WORK]S -- OR AT LEA/ BY ! TRADE UNION REPRES5TATIVES SPEAK+ ON !IR BEHALF4 

0,ON #ad ,FEBRU>Y 01 AS ,U,K,R,9,=,M .<#b.> QUOTES ,OLE9IK1 0! WORK]S' COLLECTIVE ANNULL$ ! NATIONALIZATION DEM&1 & AGREES ) ME RESUM+ CONTROL OV] ! 5T]PRISE4 ,N[1 ,I WILL FI<T = ! RI<T TO WORK & = ! FUNCTION+ ( ! 5T]PRISE TOGE!R ) ! WORK]S' COLLECTIVE04 

,SOME?+ ?AT ! ,TROTSKYITES & ,/AL9I/S ALMO/ TOOK = A SP>K ?AT WILL />T ! FIRE 9 ,UKRA9E1 & :AT WAS 9 FACT A G5U9E PROLET>IAN PROTE/1 ALAS ONE ) MI/AK5 DEM&S & P]SPECTIVE1 9 ! 5D MUTAT$ 9TO A MONEY-MAK+ V5TURE = ! CAPITALI/4 ,& ?IS OCCURR$ PRECISELY DUE TO ! FALSE P]SPECTIVE4 

,BUT ( C\RSE2 ! DEM& = NATIONALIZATION WAS 9ITIALLY A DEM& NOT = SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 BUT = /ATE SUPPORT = A CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE1 ITS RESCUE BY ! B\RGEOIS /ATE4 ,& SO IT DID2 EXACTLY 9 ! MANN] ?AT IT CAN1 BY GIV+ A SUM ( TAX MONEY1 ! V]Y 0SUM ?AT WAS NOT FROM ! RES]VE FUND1 & !RE=E WAS TAK5 FROM FUNDS 9T5D$ = PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S1 P5SIONS1 B5EFITS1 ETC40 TO ! CAPITALI/4 ,IF ! ,TROTSKYITES & ! ,/AL9I/S S9C]ELY HOP$ ?AT ! B\RGEOIS /ATE C\LD ACT 9 SOME O!R MANN]1 !Y CAN ONLY BLAME !IR [N %ORT-SI<T$NESS4 

,SO N[ WE CAN DRAW CONCLUSIONS4 ,DE/ITUTE WORK]S1 DEPRIV$ ( 9COME = SOME MON?S1 ROSE UP = COLLECTIVE /RUGGLE4 ,DUR+ ! /RUGGLE !Y MADE SOME MI/AK5 DEM&S2 BUT AT LEA/ GOT FULL SUPPORT FROM ,M>XI/S ADVANC+ 9 /ATUS AT !IR EXP5SE4 ,?IS B\RGEOIS SLOGAN 7:I* ALLEG$LY MAKES NEOLIB]ALS TREMBLE 9 FE>7 WAS IMM$IATELY SNAT*$ UP BY A B\RGEOIS CLIQUE4 ,9 A C\PLE ( DAYS ! WORK]S B5T BACK D[N1 HAV+ SE5 ! ]RORS ( !IR DEM&S & HAV+ NO ALT]NATIVE IDEAS AT !IR DISPOSAL4 

,DUR+ ! EV5TS AT ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY1 ! ,/AL9I/S & ! ,TROTSKYITES ADVOCAT$ A 0NATIONALIZATION UND] WORK] CONTROL04 ,WE %\LD 9VE/IGATE ! COMPATIBILITY ( ?IS POSITION ) ! GR[? ( PROLET>IAN CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS & REVOLUTION>Y ACTION1 & :E!R OR NOT IT LEADS TO SUBORD9ATION ( ! PROLET>IAT TO ! B\RGEOISIE & ITS /ATE4 

,:AT IS ! MA9 DIFF]5CE BETWE5 DEM&S = NATIONALIZATION ON ! ONE H& & A /RUGGLE = CONCRETE MAT]IAL DEM&S ON ! O!R8 ,! DEM& = NATIONALIZATION1 I4E4 = ! TRANSF] ( ! 5T]PRISE 9TO /ATE PROP]TY 7I4E4 ! B\RGEOIS /ATE - !RE IS NO O!R /ATE7 IMPLIES A /RUGGLE = AN ALT]NATIVE CAPITALI/ /RATEGY1 = ! /R5G!N+ ( /ATE CAPITAL AGA9/ PRIVATE CAPITAL4 ,?OSE :O V5TURE TO ADVISE ! B\RGEOISIE ON TAK+ UP SU* A /RATEGY BECOME EFFECTIVELY M]E ADVIS]S TO CAPITAL - & NO MORE ?AN ?AT4 

,H[EV]1 AS ONE MI<T SAY1 :Y NOT /RUGGLE = A =M ( CAPITALISM ?AT IS MORE MAT]IALLY ADVANTAGE\S TO WORK]S8 ,MU/ WE REALLY BE IDEOLOGUES & /ICK TO A UTOPIAN VISION ( A GLOBAL SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION :ILE IGNOR+ ! IMM$IATE NE$S ( PEOPLE :O >E SUFF]+8 

,WELL1 WE MU/ SAY ?AT WE >E NOT IDEOLOGUES1 & ?AT WE >E OPPOS$ TO RE=MISM4 ,?IS IS NOT DUE TO SOME UTOPIAN VISIONS1 BUT DUE TO ! REALIZATION ?AT ! CONCEPT ( A TYPE ( CAPITALISM MAT]IALLY ADVANTAGE\S TO WORK]S IS UTOPIAN 9 ITSELF4 

,9 ORD] TO UND]/& ?AT ! B\RGEOIS /ATE'S NATIONALIZATION POLICIES CANNOT MAT]IALLY ADVANCE ! WORK+ MASSES1 ONE HAS ONLY TO OBS]VE MOD]N ,RUSSIA4 ,PUT9'S RULE SAW TO ! 9CREASE ( 9T]V5TIONISM1 TO ! ADVANCE ( ! BUREAUCRACY ?AT TAM$ ! PSEUDO-OLIG>*S1 TO ! DOM9ATION ( HEAVILY /ATE-[N$ CORPORATIONS 9 KEY PR(ITABLE SECTORS ( ! ECONOMY1 :]E BUREAUCRACY & BUS9ESS JO9TLY PROSP] FROM ! MASSES' POV]TY4 ,YET ALL ( ?IS DID NOT LEAD TO ! IMPROVEM5T ( ! WORK]S' MAT]IAL CONDITIONS2 NOR DID IT LEAD TO ! B\RGEOIS PROGRESS - AFT] #h YE>S ( GR[? ! ,RUSSIAN ECONOMY HAD NOT EV5 REA*$ ITS LEVEL ( #a#i#i4 ,IT IS N[ EVID5T ?AT ! 9T]V5TIONISM ( ,PUT9'S RULE DID NOT S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ MASSES AT ALL 7:I* IS ONLY TO BE EXPECT$7 & DID NOT EV5 S]VE TO ! REALIZATION ( A PROGRESSIVE MOD]NIZATION ( ! ,RUSSIAN ECONOMY2 9/EAD1 IT S]V$ ONLY TO ! P>ASITIC CONSUMPTION ( ! EXPLOIT]S' CLASS - ! TWO-HEAD$ HYDRA ( BUREAUCRATS & BUS9ESSM54 

,FUR!RMORE1 SURELY ! CLASSICAL EXAMPLE ( ! ,BEL>US ,TROTSKYITE ,RAZUMOVSKIY1 :O IS FROM 0,SOCIALI/ ,RESI/ANCE01 & A SUPPORT] ( NATIONALIZATION1 %[S H[ EFFECTIVELY ! ELEM5TS ( PRIVATE & /ATE CAPITALISM CAN 9T]TW9E >\ND EXPLOIT+ ! PROLET>IAT4 ,! V]Y ,BEL>US :]E A VA/ /ATE-CAPITALI/ SECTOR DID NOT OB/RUCT ! /ATE'S 9T5TION = NEO-LIB]AL RE=MS 7SEE 0BANI%M5T FROM A SOCIAL P>ADISE0 BY ,F4 ,SANCZ5IA3 7 

,DESPITE CLASSICAL ,M>XI/ CONCEPTS .<#c.>1 ! /ATE1 AFT] ALL1 IS NOT A NEUTRAL 9/RUM5T1 NOT A FIELD ( BATTLE BETWE5 ! RUL]S & ! RUL$1 BUT BY ITS [N NATURE IS AN EXPLOIT] 9 ITSELF4 ,IT IS NOT AN E/RANG$1 MY/]I\S 5TITY ) ITS [N SEP>ATE 9T]E/S1 BUT CONSI/S ( QUITE CONCRETE *IEFS1 BUREAUCRATS & COPS :O >E EXPLOIT]S & SUBJUGATORS BY !MSELVES1 AS WELL AS BE+ TI$ TO O!R EXPLOIT]S' & SUBJUGATORS' PRIVATE-CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S4 ,REG>DLESS ( ! PROLET>IAN MASSES' PRESSURE ON !M1 ?IS EXPLOITATIVE GANG CAN NEV] CEASE BE+ :AT IT IS2 EV5 :5 IT (F]S C]TA9 CONCESSIONS TO ! /RUGGL+ MASSES1 IT DOES ?IS ) ! AIM ( SUBDU+ REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT1 REPLAC+ IT ) ILLUSIONS & LAT] TAK+ ! CONCESSIONS AWAY4 ,! IMP]ATIVE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T IS NOT PRESSURIZ+ ! B\RGEOIS /ATE1 BUT DE/ROY+ IT4 ,?IS AIM IS NOT A UTOPIAN VISION1 BUT A MEANS TO FUR!R SURVIVAL ( HUMANK9D4 

,WE ONLY SUPPORT DEM&S ?AT DO NOT CONTRADICT ! REVOLUTION>Y IMP]ATIVE4 ,WE SUPPORT WORK]S :O /RUGGLE = ! IMPROVEM5T ( !IR MAT]IAL CONDITIONS1 PROVID$ ?AT !IR /RUGGLES >E BAS$ ON A DIRECT CONTROL & SELF-ORGANIZATION1 :]EBY WORK]S =M NEW TYPES ( SOCIAL RELATIONS )\T RELY+ ON /ATE-9TEGRAT$ TRADE UNIONS1 LET ALONE RELY+ ON ! /ATE ITSELF6 ,ONLY 9 SU* A /RUGGLE CAN WORK]S UND]/& ?AT !IR ,RI<T TO ,LIFE IS VIOLAT$ BY ! EXI/5CE ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 & ?AT ?IS SY/EM MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,ONLY 9 SU* A /RUGGLE CAN WORK]S OBTA9 ! EXP]I5CE ( SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AT IS NECESS>Y = ! DE/RUCTION ( ! OLD WORLD & ! CREATION ( A NEW WORLD4 

,BO? ! ,/AL9I/S & ! ,TROTSKYITES1 :O1 AS IT TURNS \T1 >E NOT ?AT DIFF]5T AFT] ALL1 ADVOCATE NATIONALIZATION1 JU/IFY+ IT ) ! RE/ORATION ( A FUNCTION+ 5T]PRISE & HELP+ WORK]S TO SURVIVE4 ,H[EV]1 NATIONALIZATION CAN RESULT 9 RE-SELL+ ( ! 5T]PRISE TO A DIFF]5T PRIVATE [N]1 AS HAS BE5 %[N 9 \R FIR/ >TICLE4 ,IT IS BY NO MEANS C]TA9 ?AT ! CURR5T B\RGEOIS /ATE ( ,UKRA9E1 :I* IS 9 A CONDITION ( P]MAN5T CRISIS1 CAN SEE TO ANY K9D ( RE/ORATION ( ! 5T]PRISE4 

,WORK]S' CONTROL3 

,:Y IT IS ,NOT ,SUFFICI5T 

0,L59I/-,BOL%EVIKS0 JU/IFY !IR ADVOCACY ( NATIONALIZATION BY PORTRAY+ IT AS A SPECIAL CASE1 A 0GOOD0 NATIONALIZATION ( SORTS - ONE UND] WORK] CONTROL4 ,!Y PORTRAY ?IS 0WORK] CONTROL0 AS A MIRACUL\S DROP ( W9E ?AT CAN TURN A BUCKET ( B\RGEOIS POISON 9TO A SWEET ,COMMUNI/ BREW4 

,WE HAVE PREVI\SLY ADDRESS$ ! ISSUE ( WORK]S CONTROL 9 \R >TICLE 0,! ,WORK]S' ,MOVEM5T3 ,:AT %ALL IT BE803 

0,= EXAMPLE1 LET'S CONSID] ! DEM& = 0WORK] CONTROL OV] 5T]PRISE ACC\NTS04 ,! DEM& = WORK] CONTROL ASSUMES ?AT ! [N]%IP & AU?ORITY OV] ! 5T]PRISE 7& ! :OLE ( SOCIETY7 REMA9S ) ! B\RGEOISIE1 :ILE ! WORK]S M]ELY CONTROL ! FUNCTION+ ( ?IS AU?ORITY 9 !IR IMM$IACY4 ,IT IS C]TA9 ?AT AS LONG AS ! B\RGEOISIE RETA9S ITS GRIP ON AU?ORITY1 IT WILL NOT P]MIT REAL WORK] CONTROL OV] ITS AU?ORITY4 ,MEAN:ILE1 :5 ! WORK]S HAVE P[] SUFFICI5T = \/+ B\RGEOIS MONOPOLY ON CONTROL1 !RE ISN'T MU* S5SE 9 /OPP+ HALF WAY4 ,:Y >RANGE WORK] CONTROL OV] B\RGEOIS AU?ORITY :5 ! LATT] CAN BE \/$ COMPLETELY8 ,!RE=E1 ! DEM& = WORK] CONTROL 9 ! CONDITIONS ( ABSOLUTI/ CAPITALISM IS UNREALI/IC 9 ! MAJORITY ( CASES 7EXCEPTIONS WILL FOLL[ %ORTLY71 & IS \TRI<T H>MFUL 9 REVOLUTION>Y CONDITIONS4 

,! B\RGEOISIE WILL MEET ! DEM& = WORK] CONTROL ONLY 9 EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES1 & PRECISELY !N ! ILLUSIONS ( ITS PROTAGONI/S WILL BE H>%LY %ATT]$4 ,5T]PRISE [N]S WILL LIFT SECRECY B>RI]S >\ND !IR COMM]CE & OP5 ACC\NTANCY BOOKS ) ! AIM ( CONV9C+ ! WORK]S ( ! 5T]PRISE'S DIRE F9ANCIAL SITUATION & ( ! NE$ = PUTT+ ASIDE CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ORD] TO AVOID BANKRUPTCY4 ,! B\RGEOISIE1 SKILL$ 9 D\BLE ACC\NTANCY & V>I\S O!R MANIPULATIONS1 WILL UND\BT$LY REA* ITS AIM1 & ! REALIZATION ( 0WORK] CONTROL0 WILL ONLY BECOME A TOOL = REACTION & EXPLOITATION4 

,OV]ALL1 !SE ,TROTSKYITE CONCEPTS ( 0TRANSITIONAL0 CAPITALISM CONTROLL$ BY ! WORK]S >E JU/ A TIDY UTOPIA1 :I* 9 FACT CAUSES H>M BY DI/RACT+ PROLET>IANS FROM G5U9E /RUGGLE = CLASS 9T]E/S & REVOLUTION40 

,TO /RESS1 WE MU/ RE-EMPHASIZE ?IS3 0TRANSITIONAL0 DEM&S1 SU* AS WORK] CONTROL & NATIONALIZATION >E NOT SIMPLY ME?ODS ( ADVANC+ MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( ! EXPLOIT$4 ,SU* LITTLE PRES5TS FROM ! /ATE 9 FACT SEV]ELY UND]M9E ! AUTONOMY ( WORK] ACTION BY 9TEGRAT+ IT 9TO ! SY/EM ( EXPLOITATION4 

,9 ! CASE ( AN ALREADY E/ABLI%$ WORK] CONTROL1 ) AN EXI/5CE ( SOME SORT ( DUAL P[] )9 ! WORKPLACE1 WE MU/ POSITIVELY CONSID] DEMON/RAT+ TO ! WORK]S ! 9/ABILITY & A %ORT POT5TIAL LIFE SPAN ( SU* P[]-%>+ PRACTICE1 EXPLA9+ ! 9EVITABLE TRANS=MATION ( SU* >RANGEM5TS EI!R 9TO A RE/ORATION ( ! FULL P[] ( CAPITAL1 OR 9TO AN E/ABLI%M5T ( FULL P[] ( WORK]S' ASSEMBLIES4 ,BUT SUPPORT+ DEM&S = WORK] CONTROL IS SIMPLY AN IDOLISM ( AN UN/ABLE & UNSU/A9ABLE SITUATION1 & IS !RE=E BLATANTLY MISGUID+ ( ! PROLET>IAN MASSES4 

,! ,UKRA9IAN ,CRISIS & ,\R ,TASKS 

0,FIR/LY WE MU/ NOTE ?AT ! MOD]N B\RGEOIS ,UKRA9E IS UND]GO+ A SEV]E ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL & POLITICAL CRISIS3 ,! TAKEOV] ( ! ,KH]SON MA*9E-BUILD+ FACTORY BY ITS WORK]S2 ,! BACKLA% AGA9/ GAS COMPANIES ?AT W]E 9T5D+ CUTT+ GAS SUPPLIES TO ,IVANO-,FRANKOVSK2 ,AN UPRIS+ 9 ,MEKEEVKA1 :I* WAS SUPPRESS$ BY ,B]KUT 7! ,UKRA9IAN V]SION ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,O,M,O,N74 

,SU* IS ! 9T5SITY ( ! SITUATION UP TO N[4 ,!RE IS A TRIPLE CRISIS 9 ,UKRA9E :ILE ! GLOBAL CRISIS IS ONLY JU/ BEG9N+3 

#a7 ,AN ECONOMIC CRISIS1 T5S ( FACTORY CLOSURES1 A HUGE GOV]NM5T DEBT & PROSPECT ( DEFAULT+4 

#b7 ,A SOCIAL CRISIS1 MASS UNEMPLOYM5T1 GR[+ MASS POV]TY & SWELL+ PROTE/4 

#c7 ,A POLITICAL CRISIS AS ! ,UKRA9IAN /ATE IS 9 A P]MAN5T COLLAPSE4 ,! LEAD+ P[] GR\PS CANNOT AGREE ON A COMMON /RATEGY4 ,! >MY IS P>ALYZ$40 7,M4 ,MAGID3 0,! ,UKRA9E TWO /EPS AWAY FROM A SOCIAL UPHEAVAL444 OR A COLLAPSE807 

,WE CANNOT YET TELL H[ ?IS CRISIS WILL 5D2 WILL ! ,UKRA9IAN ELITES /ABILIZE ! SITUATION1 WILL ! ,UKRA9E BURN 9 A FIRE ( IMP]IALI/IC W>S BETWE5 B\RGEOIS CLIQUES1 OR WILL A SOCIAL REVOLT IGNITE & SPREAD1 TURN+ 9TO A SOCIAL REVOLUTION8 ,WE CANNOT TELL1 BUT ONE ?+ IS CLE>3 = ! REVOLUTION TO SUCCE$1 ! WORK+ MASSES MU/ NOT TRU/ A S+LE B\RGEOIS CLIQUE1 P[] GR\P1 (FICIAL TRADE UNION1 P>TY1 /ATE OR CAPITALI/1 !Y MU/ NOT TURN 9TO A TOOL ( ANY B\RGEOIS GR\P+1 !Y MU/ PRES]VE !IR [N CLASS 9DEP5D5CE1 !Y MU/ FI<T = !IR [N EMANCIPATION4 ,\R TASK1 ! TASK ( ! PROTAGONI/S ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 IS TO POPUL>IZE SU* CONSCI\SNESS4 

,:AT ,%\LD ,HAVE ,BE5 ,DONE8 

,WE W]E ACCUS$ ( LACK+ A POSITIVE PROGRAM1 ( HAV+ NO?+ TO (F] TO ! WORK]S4 ,WE MU/ OBJECT2 ?IS IS NOT SO1 & WE W]E LEFT BEH9D BECAUSE \R GR\P DOES NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT ) ! ,KH]SON WORK]S4 ,IF WE DID HAVE A *ANCE TO P>TICIPATE 9 !IR /RUGGLE1 WE W\LD HAVE (F]$ ! FOLL[+ TO !M3 

SEIZ+ ! RUNN+ ( ! FACTORY 9TO ! AU?ORITY ( A WORK]S' ASSEMBLY 

GETT+ ! SCRAPP$ EQUIPM5T BACK .<,H]E WE MU/ NOTE ?AT !RE >E #ae WORK]S 9 ! FACTORY1 & 9CLUD+ !IR FAMILIES & FRI5DS1 ! GIV5 COLLECTIVE PRES5TS A RA!R SIGNIFICANT =CE1 & ) A REAL PROSPECT = AN APPLICATION ( SU* A =CE 9 ! CONDITIONS ( ! ,UKRA9IAN TRIPLE CRISIS1 ! AU?ORITIES W\LD HAVE TO S]I\SLY CONSID] FULFILL+ ! DEM&S ( RETURN+ ! EQUIPM5T4.> 

DEM&+ ! IMM$IATE PAYM5T ( BACK WAGES 

AGITAT+ = WORKPLACE OV]TAKES BY WORK] COLLECTIVES 9 O!R CITIES & 9 O!R 5T]PRISES ( ,KH]SON & ! ,UKRA9E 

TRY+ TO CREATE A CITY WORK]S' C\NCIL 9 ,KH]SON 

,WE ?9K ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO CONV9CE WORK]S ( ! /ATE'S HO/ILE NATURE1 & ( ! NE$ = !M1 TOGE!R ) ALL ! O!R WORK+ & OPPRESS$ PEOPLE1 TO TAKE C>E ( !MSELVES1 TO DEVELOP L9KS ) EA* O!R1 TO DEVELOP WAYS ( ORGANIZ+ PRODUCTION & M>KET+ )\T ANY 9T]M$IATES 7I4E4 ! /ATE & ! CAPITALI/S74 

,WE FULLY UND]/& ?AT 0SOCIALISM 9 ONE FACTORY0 IS NOT POSSIBLE1 ?AT IT IS DOOM$ TO FAILURE :5 ISOLAT$4 ,H[EV]1 ! PROLET>IAN /RUGGLE CAN SUCCE$ ONLY AFT] A S]IES ( DEFEATS2 EV5 AFT] SUFF]+ DEFEAT1 ! ,KH]SON WORK]S HAVE ACQUIR$ 9VALUABLE EXP]I5CE1 :I* IS NOT ONLY !IRS1 BUT IS N[ APPROPRIAT$ BY ! ,UKRA9IAN & ! GLOBAL PROLET>IAT4 

444,9 #a#i#a#i1 MANY PROTAGONI/S ( ! ,BAV>IAN ,C\NCIL ,REPUBLIC VIEW$ 9 !IR VICTORY AS TOTALLY FULFILL$1 & ?\<T ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO />T CON/RUCT+ COMMUNI/IC RELATIONS 9 ALL ASPECTS ( SOCIAL LIFE4 ,BUT ! GREAT ,COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION>Y1 ,EUG5E ,LEV9E1 DISAGRE$2 HE UND]/OOD ?AT ! ISOLAT$ ,C\NCIL ,BAV>IA WAS DOOM$1 & ?AT ) ! GIV5 DEADLY HO/ILE =CES IT IS PO9TLESS TO CONTEMPLATE COMMUNI/IC *ANGES 9 CULTURE & $UCATION1 BUT IS 9/EAD NECESS>Y TO /RUGGLE TO ! V]Y 5D1 TO 9FLICT MAXIMUM DAMAGE UPON ! 5EMY & BY A GLORI\S DEFEAT TO 9SPIRE ! ,G]MAN & ! GLOBAL PROLET>IAT TO FUTURE /RUGGLE4 ,DEFEAT DUR+ A FI]CE /RUGGLE GIVES ! PROLET>IAT 9VALUABLE CLASS LESSONS AS OPPOS$ TO DEFEAT DUR+ COMPROMISE4 ,?IS ALSO HOLDS TRUE = ! /RIKE MOVEM5T4 ,IF A /RIKE IS BROK5 AFT] ! WORK]S ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE FOOL$1 ! ONLY RESULT IS COMPLETE DEMORALIZATION4 ,BUT IF ! /RIKE IS DEFEAT$ AFT] A FI]CE /RUGGLE DUE TO A LACK ( =CES1 ! RESULT IS A LE>N$ LESSON2 ONE :I* %[S ?AT GIV5 5\< =CES1 ! =CES ( A :OLE COLLECTIVE1 A :OLE CITY OR EV5 C\NTRY1 VICTORY IS A REAL PROSPECT4 

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