Antifascists at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Duisburg on May 10, 2026. Credit: German Communist Party (DKP) Duisburg. By Jörg Friedrichs. Unsere Zeit. Sozialistische Wochenzeitung – Zeitung der DKP, May 13, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Fascist Germany surrendered unconditionally to the armed forces of the anti-Hitler coalition on May 8, 1945. The German Communist Party (DKP) in Duisburg and the alliance “Duisburg Stands Up” (DSSQ) [1] commemorated this event on Ma

Marching on October Revolution Day, November 7, 1938, USSR -- Daily LIFT #1968

The "Latvija" (Latvia) minibuses, produced by the Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) from 1959 until 1997, were iconic Soviet vans widely used across the USSR in public transport, as ambulances, and for various state services. The Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) was founded in 1949 in Riga, Latvian SSR, initially producing bus bodies on the chassis of existing trucks, such as the GAZ-51. In 1955, it was reorganized as the Riga Experimental Bus Factory and became a central producer of mini

Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Dear comrades, Today, one day after 9 May – the day of the great anti-fascist victory of the peoples over fascism – we stand here in Mauthause

Progressives across Europe marked Victory Day on May 8-9, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as EU authorities persist in historical revisionism. Greek and Turkish Communists honour Victory Day at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow -- image via the KKE By Ana Vračar, People's Dispatch On May 8 and 9, left and progressive movements in Europe marked Victory Day – the 81st anniversary of fascism’s defeat in World War II. “For the Left this cannot be

Police deployment at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow on May 8, 2025 -- image via X By Ralf Hohmann, Unsere Zeit. Sozialistische Wochenzeitung – Zeitung der DKP, 8 May 2026 edition. Translation by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Soviet photojournalist Yevgeny Khaldei (1917-1997) is known as a chronicler of the Second World War. His photos depict the horrors of war, the suffering and devastation in the concentration camps, and the city of Murmansk, reduced to rubble and ashes by

Soviet May Day illustration, c. 1980 -- Daily LIFT #1953

Constitution Day Poster, USSR c. 1980 -- Daily LIFT #1947 October 7 was celebrated as Constitution Day in the USSR after the adoption of the 1977 Constitution on this date. This new constitution replaced the previous 1936 Constitution and was adopted at the 7th Session of the Supreme Soviet. The Constitution Day was marked by various festive events and educational activities, highlighting the importance of the new constitution in the Soviet state.

From the Soviet Press in the 1960s, a look at the Soviet Patrice Lumumba Friendship University in Moscow. An internationalist project with deep connections to the USSR's anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist worldview it was a beacon of comradeship between the Soviet Union and the peoples of the Global South. Text: In response to requests from progressive public leaders and government circles, as well as from private citizens in many Asian, African and Latin American countr

Russian President Vladimir Putin honouring the victims of the Siege of Leningrad, including his brother, in January 2020 -- image via the President of Russia website, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Junge Welt, Online Extra: April 9, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Russia officially considers Nazi crimes against the Soviet population during World War II to be genocide and has defined denial of this genocide a criminal offence. According to the Kremlin,

V. I. Lenin meets with members of the Executive Committee of the IV Congress of the Comintern (Marcel Cachin, Clara Zetkin, Bela Kun, Sen Katayama), painting, E. Shirokov, USSR 1976 -- Daily LIFT #1930

Insulators, V. M. Borovko, USSR 1971 -- Daily LIFT #1928 Marvelous neo-socialist realist piece portraying working women.

"Glory to the Achievements of October!", artist S. Gorlishchev, USSR 1983 -- Daily LIFT #1926

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, March 2026 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Fourteen months into his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has overseen a dramatic expansion of American military operations across several regions of the world. In this short span, the United States has carried out strikes or armed operations in at least seven countries including Som

Dolores Ibárruri, also known as La Pasionaria, speaks during the Spanish Civil War By C.J. Atkins Reprinted from People’s World of February 13, 2026. Ninety years ago, the people of Spain delivered a forceful rebuke to right-wing extremism and opened one of the most dramatic chapters in working-class history. The election victory on Feb. 16, 1936, of the Popular Front (Frente Popular) — an alliance of socialists, communists, republicans, and other democratic forces — was muc

Soviet stamp for the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8; 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1901

The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party, meeting on March 1 and 2, 2026, analysed the evolution of the international situation as part of a larger analysis that also looked at national issues in Portugal. International situation: 1. The escalation of confrontation and aggression promoted by imperialism, inseparable from the structural crisis of capitalism and the difficulties faced by the major capitalist powers, represents the most serious threat to the peopl

Kollontai (at right) in 1921 with Clara Zetkin at an International Women's Conference The great Bolshevik revolutionary, leader, Marxist thinker, women's rights advocate and diplomat Alexandra Kollontai wrote this account of the history, necessity and importance of International Women's Day in 1920. Kollontai played an important role in the Bolshevik Revolution itself, was the People's Commissar of Social Welfare in the first Soviet government -- which made her the first woma

Lenin at the First (Constituent) Congress of the Comintern The First (Constituent) Congress of the Comintern was held in Moscow between March 2–6, 1919. Here we republish a lengthy, comprehensive history of this critically important revolutionary working-class organization that existed from 1919 to 1943 from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 1979. Text: The Communist International (also called the Comintern or the Third International), an international organization that existe

Voting in Leningrad, 1984 From Socialism: Theory and Practice, 1985, a look at elections and the exercise of people's democracy in the USSR. ELECTIONS IN THE USSR: GENERAL FACTS 1) The Soviets of People's Deputies, i.e., the USSR Supreme Soviet, Supreme Soviets of Union and autonomous republics and local Soviets constitute an integral system of bodies of state authority in the country. Deputies to all Soviets are elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by