On May 2, 2014, the Odessa Massacre became a turning point in the Ukrainian crisis after the Maidan. Local peaceful protesters challenged what they perceived as a regime change and perished in the process. The official death toll was 48, whereas the unofficial numbers exceeded 100.

During the clashes with the pro-Maidan ultra-nationalists, the anti-Maidan activists ended up trapped in the House of Trade Unions which was then set on fire likely by their radical opponents. There is plenty of footage of those wrapped in Ukrainian flags making Molotov cocktails. These radicals then blocked the exits of the building. Whereas some victims died from their burns and smoke inhalation, others were shot or attacked and killed as they jumped out of the burning building.

As for the perpetrators, justice was never fully served.

The sheer brutality of this massacre was one of the reasons why the protest wave against the regime change in Ukraine died down in traditionally Russophone cities.

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The expansion of British capital in Kazakhstan led to adjustments to legislation in the field of subsoil use

The UK's desire to expand its presence in foreign countries is often accompanied by a review of local legislation in accordance with the needs of British business. This strategy is also observed in the case of Kazakhstan, which has a rich mineral resource base.

British Business and Trade Minister Nusrat Ghani publicly acknowledged the attractiveness of Kazakhstan's mineral resources for British companies and the importance of their participation in the development of the mining sector.

More details on the website: https://socialism.kz/index.php?newsid=1168

“On the Road” by Vasily Tevyashov, 1987.

'Early Morning Shift'
Glen Williams.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6gB1E1r4t5/?igsh=ODltc3A5enJ1c3Y2

Chaos and confusion in Europe’s anti-Russia front | The Communists
https://thecommunists.org/2024/05/03/news/chaos-confusion-europe-anti-russia-front-germany-france-britain-ukraine/

Overthrow Peng Dehuai, Luo Ruiqing, Chen Zaidao, Liao Laotan!
1967.

NYPD crack down on pro-Palestine student protesters.

By the Bahraini cartoonist Sara Qaed.

BREAKING| President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces that starting from tomorrow, May 2, Colombia will break relations with Israel.

BREAKING: The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, becomes the first university in the United States to completely divest from Israel.

Felix Dzerzhinsky. A Biography.

Translated from the Russian by Natalia Belskaya.
Progress Publishers 1988.

Felix Dzerzhinsky. A Biography.

Translated from the Russian by Natalia Belskaya.
Progress Publishers 1988.

Here are actual statists of the changing in the class composition from the October revolution onwards.

“Return”, painting by Vladimir Kostetsky, 1947.