Russian Socialist Movement

The Russian Socialist Movement was officially founded on 7 March 2011 as a merger of the Socialist League "Vpered" (Forward, Russian section of the Fourth International) and Socialist Resistance. The move had been agreed upon by the sixth congress of Vpered and the separate Socialist Resistance conference, held a day earlier on March 6.{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.nr2.ru/moskow/323422.html В Москве создано новое Российское социалистическое движение] (tr. "New Russian Socialist Movement established in Moscow") {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111333/http://www.nr2.ru/moskow/323422.html |date=2013-12-24 }} www.nr2.ru («Новый регион», 9 марта 2011){{in lang|ru}} [http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=4D763D607D5DA Новые левые. В Москве учредили Российское социалистическое движение] (tr. "New Left. The Russian Socialist Movement was established in Moscow ") («Каспаров.ру», (www.kasparov.ru) 8 March 2011){{in lang|ru}} М. Шевчук. [http://www.dp.ru/a/2011/03/09/Levie_snova_pitajutsja_obe/ Левые снова пытаются объединиться] (tr. "The left is trying to unite again") («Деловой Петербург», (www.dp.ru) 9 March 2011) Shortly afterwards, in April 2011, the Perm branch of the Revolutionary Workers' Party also joined. A group of members of the Fourth International was formed within the RSM, which has become the new Russian section of the Fourth International.[http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article2400&var_recherche=Russian%20Socialist%20Movement Russian socialists regroup to deepen struggle for new left party] www.internationalviewpoint.org

The founding conference supported the draft "road map" for the integration of the left and its focus on building a broad anti-capitalist left party, together with representatives of other Russian left-wing organizations and social movements. The founding conference of the RSM was attended by representatives of the Institute of Globalisation and Social Movements, the Federation of Socialist Youth from St. Petersburg, the Peter Alekseev Resistance Movement, and the French New Anti-Capitalist Party. There was support for the inclusion of the Central Council representative of the Left Front in an advisory capacity. In turn, the Left Front will include in its executive committee one representative from the unified organization with an advisory vote. This kind of exchange of ambassadors in the governing bodies of two of the key actors of the Russian left is intended to demonstrate a broad alliance, and the seriousness of the left's intentions of unification.

The main policy documents of the organisation are the manifesto of the Russian Socialist Movement, entitled 'Revolution – Democracy – Socialism', and a political statement entitled 'Towards the construction of an organisation of the anti-capitalist left'. These documents contain an analysis of the Russian political and economic systems and a left-wing alternative for the development of these systems.{{in lang|ru}} [http://anticapitalist.ru/documents/215.html Манифест Российского социалистического движения «Революция — демократия — социализм»] (tr. "Manifesto of the Russian Socialist Movement "Revolution – Democracy – Socialism" "){{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518025700/http://anticapitalist.ru/documents/215.html |date=2013-05-18 }} anticapitalist.ru{{in lang|ru}} [https://archive.today/20130416145414/http://anticapitalist.ru/documents/k_postroeniyu_organizaczii_antikapitalisticheskix_levyix.html Политическое заявление Российского социалистического движения «К построению организации антикапиталистических левых»] (tr. "Political statement of the Russian Socialist Movement "Toward the building of an organization of the anti-capitalist left" ") anticapitalist.ru According to the manifesto, the RSM defines itself as an anti-fascist, revolutionary, democratic, socialist organisation.

As stated in the Manifesto, one of the key objectives of the RSM is "all-round support to all forms of workers' struggle and self-organisation, primarily through militant trade unions. Defending the interests of the labour movement as a whole, the RSM will develop and strengthen independent and grass-roots trade union movements, focusing itself on a decisive struggle for democratic and anti-capitalist demands."

After the unification of left-wing organisations, the RSM included more than ten regional branches with centres in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Perm, Saratov, Yaroslavl and other cities. The organisation is actively involved in various social movements, in particular trades unions and urban, environmental and women's movements. Of particular note is the participation of RSM activists in a campaign against the limitation of women's right to abortion, during which actions were staged in many Russian cities.{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.ikd.ru/node/17268 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210084204/http://www.ikd.ru/node/17268 |date=2011-12-10 }} A demonstration was held in Moscow on the reproductive rights of Russians (The Institute of Collective Action, www.ikd.ru, 6 September 2011){{in lang|ru}} [http://www.baltinfo.ru/2011/06/24/V-Peterburge-proidet-piket-protiv-ogranicheniya-prava-zhenschin-na-aborty-213242 Demonstrators picket in St Petersburg against the restriction of the right of women to abortion] (Baltinfo, 24 June 2011)

Members of the organisation were prominent in protests against deforestation in the Khimki and Siverskiy forests, which were to have a new highway built that would run through them. The RSM and other leftist and anarchist organisations gave the demonstrations an explicitly left-wing character and opposed the participation of liberal and right-wing politicians in the campaign. The RSM also acted as one of the organisers of a training camp for protesters, which was attended by anarchists and representatives of other leftist organisations.{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.kommersant.ru/doc-y/1686461 The defenders of the Khimki forest have split] (Kommersant-Online, 27 July 2011){{in lang|ru}} V. Kozlov. [http://mn.ru/newspaper_country/20110727/303512824.html Anarchy – Mother Nature] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226101539/http://www.mn.ru/newspaper_country/20110727/303512824.html |date=2013-12-26 }} (Moskovskiye Novosti, mn.ru, 27 July 2011){{in lang|ru}} L. Pravin. [http://www.pravda.ru/politics/parties/other/27-07-2011/1085445-himles-0/ The split of the Khimki Defenders] (pravda.ru, 27 July 2011){{in lang|ru}} D. Virina. [http://www.novayagazeta.spb.ru/2011/74/4/ Demolition of power — Theory and Practice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226212945/http://www.novayagazeta.spb.ru/2011/74/4/ |date=2013-12-26 }} (Novaya Gazeta — Saint-Petersburg, № 74, 13 — 16 October 2011){{in lang|ru}} [http://www.baltinfo.ru/2011/08/11/Zaschitniki-Siverskogo-lesa-reshili-razbit-ekologicheskii-lager-222064 The Defenders of Siverskiy Forest have decided to break up ecological camp] (Baltinfo, 11 August 2011){{in lang|ru}} [http://www.zaks.ru/new/archive/view/84557 The Defenders of Siverskiy Forest carried out a flash-mob in defense of their territory] (Zaks.ru, 3 October 2011)

The RSM publishes the newspaper Socialist.

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