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(en) France, UCL AL #372 - Culture - See Pierre Chamechaude, Christophe Cordier, The Paths to Freedom (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]
Date
Thu, 6 Aug 2026 07:46:16 +0300
The documentary on the Russian-Ukrainian far left in the current war,
co-financed by UCL, has been released. It's a good resource for
understanding these revolutionaries operating on two fronts: civil
struggle against their own government; and armed struggle against the
imperialist invasion. --- It's a good film that shows things we rarely
see: trade unionists, libertarians, demonstrations against Zelensky,
acts of militant mutual aid, workshops producing bulletproof vests... In
one of its powerful moments, a group of volunteers lists the
nationalities fighting alongside them against the occupation: Ukrainian,
Belarusian, Russian, Georgian... and even an Armenian and an Azerbaijani
arm in arm, in a kind of "anti-Putin international"!
The premiere of The Road to Freedom took place on February 20th at the
Bourse du Travail in Paris. The 400-seat auditorium was packed, with a
strong presence from the CGT, Solidaires, UCL, Syllepse publishing, NPA,
and FA networks. Several comrades from Eastern Europe spoke: Mira and
Katara from Ukraine, members of the Solidarity Collectives organization,
which is central to the film, as well as Dima and Irina Petrov from
Russia. Now living in exile, they are the parents of the late Dmitri
Petrov, a well-known figure in Russian anarchism. Having joined the
environmental movement in Russia, Dmitri later fought with the YPG in
Kurdistan before going to Ukraine, where he was killed by occupying
forces in 2023.
By the end of the evening, sweatshirts and T-shirts bearing the slogan
were selling like hotcakes, raising nearly EUR2,000. Solidarity
Collectives, an anti-authoritarian network primarily dedicated to
practical action, needs money. The organization is structured into four
branches. The first is dedicated to armed struggle. "The team supports
fighters on the front lines," explains Mira, "receiving their requests,
coordinating with them, collecting the necessary equipment, and sending
it to them." The second branch focuses on humanitarian action: "We
organize trips to deliver aid to villages in war zones: clothing,
electrical equipment, food, and basic necessities." The film primarily
shows, in the background, a soup kitchen for refugees. The third branch
is "the manufacture of drones, which have become a major aspect of the
war in Ukraine." Finally, the fourth branch manages social media
communication.
An Anti-Fascist and Anti-Colonial War
At the beginning of the invasion in 2022, the far left formed an
Anti-Authoritarian Battalion integrated into the Territorial Defense the
non-professional reserve army. Mira recounts: "A comrade, Yuri
Samoilenko, commander of a Territorial Defense unit, managed to gather
many comrades under his command. This battalion existed until the end of
the siege of Kyiv[in May 2022]. After the Russian army evacuated the
region, the comrades joined regular units, some individually, others in
groups of three to five." Why this choice? Because being under contract
with the army allows you to benefit from social security. Belonging to a
paramilitary group deprives you of it. This, of course, gives pause for
thought when one risks being seriously injured. Nevertheless, the
anti-authoritarian network (approximately 150 people) is kept alive
through Solidarity Collectives, and the fighters wear their union and
political insignia on their shoulders (in this case, the red and black
striped patch), signifying that they are not merely soldiers of a state,
but political combatants.
For Solidarity Collectives, the current war is not only an
inter-imperialist war between Russia and the West; nor simply a war of
national resistance; it is also, fundamentally, an anti-fascist and
anti-colonial war.
Guillaume Davranche (UCL Montreuil)
Pierre Chamechaude, Christophe Cordier, The Paths to Freedom, 57 min,
2026. The film is available to rent for EUR4 and to buy for EUR8 on
Vimeo. It's a good resource for public screenings and discussions.
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Voir-Pierre-Chamechaude-Christophe-Cordier-Les-Chemins-de-la-liberte
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