It was one of the most violent and bloody military and political conflicts in the history of mankind. Between 10 and 17 million people died in the fighting or as a result of reprisals, terror, famine and epidemics. In March 1917, the monarchy was toppled in Russia and a republican form of government was established. […]
In the course of his stay in Moscow and Petrograd, Grosz took part in celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution and also attended sessions of the Fourth Congress of the Comintern.
On February 4, the Socialist Equality Party held a rally against the war in Ukraine and the return of German militarism as part of its election campaign for the Berlin election at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. We publish here the opening remarks of Johannes Stern, who moderated the rally.
The strong response to the rally shows that the SGP is giving a voice and a socialist perspective to widespread opposition to war and austerity. The SGP is the only party to oppose the ruling class’ war in Ukraine and the danger of a third world war fought with nuclear weapons.