,9T]VIEW3 ,AN>*ISM1 ! ,U,S,S,R1 ALT]NATIVE M$IA & ,BEL>US ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ,TEXT 3 ,! ,A,F REC5TLY HO/$ A MEET+ ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATIONS4 ,TWO COMRADES1 ,PAULUK & ,M>YNA1 FROM ! ,B,A,F1 AN ORGANIZATION APPLY+ TO JO9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 ATT5D$ ! MEET+ & MADE A PRES5TATION ON ! SITUATION 9 !IR C\NTRY AT ! #be ,LONDON ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKFAIR4 ,! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION HAS RESULT$ 9 YET ANO!R REPRESSIVE REGIME TAK+ P[]1 MAK+ IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT = AN>*I/S & O!RS TO OP]ATE POLITICALLY4 ,?IS 9T]VIEW FOCUSES ON ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM 9 ,BEL>US1 AS SE5 ?R\< ! P]SONAL EXP]I5CES ( !SE TWO COMRADES4 ,IT PROVIDES 9SI*I/S 9 ! EX-,SOVIET 9FLU5C$ C\NTRIES & %[S H[ AN>*I/ IDEAS & PRACTICES EM]GE 9 PLACES :]E !RE HAS NOT BE5 A /RONG AN>*I/ TRADITION 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,! WORKS ( \R COMRADES ALSO ILLU/RATES H[ PEOPLE 9 DIFF]5T SITUATIONS TAKE ! IDEAS & MAKE !M !IR [N1 ?R\< CREATIVE & IMAG9ATIVE 9ITIATIVES4 ,H[ DID Y\ GET 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*ISM8 ,H[ DID Y\ FIR/ HE> AB\T IT8 ,PAULUK3 ,I HAVE BE5 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T S9CE #a#i#i#d4 ,ALL ,SOVIET PEOPLE1 SOON] OR LAT]1 HE> AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,DUR+ \R *ILDHOOD1 WE WAT*$ FILMS AB\T ! ,CIVIL ,W> & !RE W]E ALWAYS AN>*I/S 9 !M4 ,! PROPAG&A PORTRAY$ !M NEGATIVELY4 ,BUT IT HAD ! OPPOSITE EFFECT4 ,! AN>*I/S W]E %[N AS PEOPLE :O1 9 BETWE5 FI*I/S W]E FUN LOV+6 ,I WAS IMPRESS$ ) ! CRITICAL POSITION T[>DS ! *ANGES 9 ! POLITICAL SY/EM4 ,LUKA%5KO1 ! CURR5T ,PRESID5T1 US$ ! DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T TO GET ELECT$ & !N ! REPRESSION />T$4 ,SO ,I GOT ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! PROBLEM DIDN'T LIE JU/ ) ! DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T BUT WAS SOME:]E DEEP]4 ,SO ,I />T$ TO TRY & F9D \T :]E ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM WAS4 ,I READ AB\T AN>*ISM & BY ! 5D ( #aiid ,I SYMPA?IZ$ ) AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,H[ DID Y\ LE>N AB\T AN>*ISM 9 ,BEL>US8 ,:AT DID Y\ READ8 ,PAULUK3 ,I READ AB\T AN>*ISM 9 ! LIBR>Y2 !RE W]E BOOKS BY PEOPLE LIKE ,KROPOTK94 ,BUT NOT MU* WAS AVAILABLE4 ,WE DIDN'T HAVE CONTACT ) O!R AN>*I/S EI!R 9 ! WE/ OR 9 O!R EA/]N ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES4 ,!RE WASN'T EV5 MU* COMMUNICATION ) O!R AN>*I/S 9 ,BEL>US4 ,SO !RE WAS A F$]ATION ( AN>*I/S AT ?AT TIME8 ,PAULUK3 ,YES1 ALREADY 9 #a#i#i#b1 F\ND$ BY #h PEOPLE4 ,!RE >E /ILL #f ( ! ORIG9AL MEMB]S 9VOLV$4 ,9 #a#i#i#d1 !RE W]E AB\T #b PEOPLE1 BUT SCATT]$ >\ND ! C\NTRY 9 JU/ TWO CITIES SO ,I DIDN'T HE> AB\T AN>*ISM FROM !M1 BUT FROM BOOKS4 ,SO H[ DID ?+S DEVELOP FROM !RE8 ,PAULUK3 ,9 ,OCTOB] #aiid /UD5TS ORGANIZ$ SOME ACTIONS AGA9/ ! RISE 9 PRICES ON BREAD & MILK4 ,IT WAS A /REET P]=MANCE ACTION1 ) ! SLOGAN ',?ANK Y\ ,PRESID5T = BREAD & MILK'4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ BIG ACTION ORGANIZ$ AGA9/ ! ,PRESID5T :O HAD BE5 9 (FICE = TWO MON?S4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( ?IS ACTION WAS 9FLU5C$ BY AN>*I/S & SO BECAUSE ( ?IS ,I MET O!R AN>*I/S & BY ! 5D ( ! YE> ,I WAS A CONFID5T AN>*I/4 ,:O W]E !SE O!R AN>*I/S8 ,W]E !Y FROM ! F$]ATION8 ,PAULUK3 ,YES1 !Y W]E FROM ! ,M9SK GR\P4 ,:AT ATTRACT$ Y\ TO AN>*I/ IDEAS8 ,PAULUK3 ,TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ?AT ,I WAS COM+ TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T FROM ! DEMOCRATIC SIDE1 ,I WAS ATTRACT$ BY ! IDEA ?AT AN>*ISM SEEM$ ! ONLY REAL DEMOCRACY4 ,DEMOCRACY ?AT ! DEMOCRATS W]E TALK+ AB\T WAS JU/ A LIE1 AN ILLUSION ( DEMOCRACY4 ,I WAS READ+ AB\T O!R LEFT IDEAS 9 G5]AL1 9CLUD+ ,TROTSKYISM1 ,MAOISM1 EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE4 ,AMONG !SE IDEAS1 AN>*ISM WAS ! ONLY ?+ ,I C\LD IMAG9E4 ,M>YNA1 :5 DID Y\ />T BECOM+ AN AN>*I/8 ,M>YNA3 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE ,I WAS V]Y Y\NG :5 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION CRA%$4 ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ! PUNK MOVEM5T4 ,IT SEEM$ NATURAL ?AT WE %\LDN'T HAVE :AT WE HAD 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,!N ,I MET ,PAULUK & HE JU/ GAVE A NAME TO :AT ,I WAS ?9K+ AB\T4 ,IT WAS :AT ,I WANT$1 :AT ,I WAS ?9K+ AB\T4 ,?AT WAS 9 #aiih :5 ,I FIR/ GOT 9VOLV$ 9 /UD5T DEMON/RATIONS4 .<,! FOLL[+ QUE/IONS >E MO/LY ANSW]$ BY BO? ,M>YNA & ,PAULUK AFT] DISCUSSION BETWE5 !M4.> ,H[ MANY AN>*I/S >E !RE 9 ,BEL>US8 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MEMB]%IP LIKE Y\ DO4 ,P>TICIPATION 9 ! F$]ATION IS ONLY POSSIBLE :5 Y\ ACT4 ,AB\T #b MAYBE4 ,AFT] Y\ HAD ! /UD5T ACTIONS1 :AT DID Y\ DO8 ,W]E Y\ MORE 9VOLV$ 9 ! F$]ATION8 ,! F$]ATION CONSI/S ( A NUMB] ( DIFF]5T 9ITIATIVES4 ,IS IT LIKE 9 ,POL&8 ,YES1 IT IS LIKE ?AT BUT 9 ,POL& !Y HAVE MORE LOCAL GR\PS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ( ! HI/ORY ( ,POL&- !RE IS AN>*I/ 9T]-CITY RELATIONS4 ,! ,BEL>USIAN F$]ATION ALSO HAS LOCAL SECTIONS1 BUT ! WORK IS DONE >\ND 9ITIATIVES4 ,ONE 9ITIATIVE WAS ! ANTI-,P>TY 9ITIATIVE4 ,! PURPOSE WAS ( ?IS 9ITIATIVE WAS TO /OP Y\NG PEOPLE GET 5TANGL$ ) ! WORK ( POLITICAL P>TIES BECAUSE !Y USE ! Y\? AS A *EAP WORK=CE4 ,SO WE ORGANIZ$ DIFF]5T HUMOR\S ACTIONS1 'HAPP5+S' ON ! /REET1 :I* MADE FUN ( ALL POLITICAL P>TIES1 BO? ! GOV]NM5T & ! OPPOSITION4 ,:Y DO Y\ ?9K HUMOR IS SU* A GOOD WEAPON8 ,WE TOOK A RISK BECAUSE HAD NEV] DONE IT BE=E1 WE DIDN'T KN[ :]E IT W\LD LEAD US1 BUT IT L$ TO ! FACT ?AT ! MOVEM5T BEGAN TO GR[4 ,BUT ( C\RSE WE DIDN'T 9V5T IT \RSELVES2 WE W]E ATTRACT$ BY A ,POLI% 9ITIATIVE ?AT WAS US$ UND] ! DICTATOR%IP :]E !Y ORGANIZ$ MANY /REET P>TIES & HAPP5+S4 ,W]E Y\ AT ALL 9FLU5C$ BY ! /REET P>TIES 9 ! WE/1 LIKE ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS8 ,NO1 JU/ FROM ,POL&4 ,WE READ AB\T :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,POL& 9 NEWSPAP]S4 ,9 ! #a#i#iS1 !RE WAS A DR\*I/S ORGANIZ$ ANO!R FUNNY ACTION4 ,SO PEOPLE BECAME 9T]E/$1 ?9K+ ?AT AN>*I/S MU/ BE V]Y AMUS+ PEOPLE4 ,M>YNA3 ,I REMEMB] ?AT ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! NATIONALI/ OPPOSITION MOVEM5T = SOME MON?S & 9 ONE ( ! MEET+S ! LEAD] TOLD ! AUDI5CE AB\T H[ !Y CONDUCT$ AN ACTION & AN>*I/S W]E 9 A SEP>ATE BLOCK4 ,!Y W]E HUNGRY & ! AN>*I/S SAID WE HAVE SOME S&WI*ES & (F]$ !M >\ND4 ,! LEAD] WAS TRY+ TO LAU< AT ?IS BUT IT %[$ H[ AN>*I/S W]E BE+ NOTIC$ BY PEOPLE1 EV5 9SIDE O!R POLITICAL MOVEM5TS4 ,AFT] Y\ DID !SE 9ITIAL ACTIONS1 :AT HAPP5$ NEXT8 ,ONE ?+ WAS A C\NT]-CULTURAL GR\P ?AT 9FLU5C$ ! MOVEM5T ?AT ORGANIZ$ ACTIONS AGA9/ ! MILIT>Y4 ,!Y W]E =M$ 9 #aiie & BY ! 5D ( #aiie !Y W]E ALREADY 9 T\* ) & P>TICIPAT$ 9 ACTIONS ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 IT WAS ! ?REE MA9 CITIES1 ,M9SK1 ,HRODA & ,HOMEL ?AT W]E ! BASIS ( ! ,F$]ATION4 ,!RE W]E MANY ACTIONS C>RI$ \T BY DIFF]5T 9ITIATIVES 9 ! F$]ATION SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO TALK AB\T ALL ( !M4 ,ONE IS ! SYNDICALI/ GR\P4 ,!Y ORGANIZ$ /RIKES 9 PLACES LIKE ! TROLLEY BUS DEPOT1 !Y PUBLI%$ A LOT ( PROPAG&A & !Y HAD A DAY ( SOLID>ITY ) ! UNEMPLOY$4 ,!SE DAYS ( ACTION ALWAYS 5D$ ) >RE/S ( ! P>TICIPANTS4 ,! RESULT ( ?IS WAS ?AT MANY ACTIVI/S LO/ !IR JOBS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONT9UE TO BE A SYNDICALI/ )\T A SYNDICATE4 ,!Y DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE & ! GOV]NM5T BEGAN TO PUT PRESSURE ON ALL UNIONS SO !Y C\LDN'T PRACTICE SYNDICALISM ANYMORE4 ,ONE ( ! PEOPLE BECAME A LOCAL C\NCILOR6 ,:AT AB\T Y\R PAP]8 ,!RE W]E SEV]AL PAP]S BE=E \R PAP]4 ,WE GOT ! IDEA ( DO+ A NEWSPAP] FROM \R ANTI-,P>TY ACTIONS4 ,IT IS A CONT9UATION ( \R WORK TO MAKE FUN ( ALL AU?ORITY- ! GOV]NM5T ETC4 ,DID Y\ DO ?IS ALONG ) ! /REET P>TIES & 'HAPP5+S'8 ,BY ! 5D ( #aiih IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO DO ACTIONS BECAUSE ! ,PRESID5T ISSU$ A DECREE1 :I* MADE IT LIKELY ?AT Y\ C\LD BE >RE/$ = P>TICIPAT+ 9 !SE ACTIONS4 ,WE CONT9U$ TO ORGANIZE !M BUT NOT AS FREQU5TLY AS BE=E4 ,SO WE HAD TO REPLACE !M ) SOME?+4 ,:]E DID Y\ GET ! IDEA ( ?IS NEWSPAP]8 ,IT WAS ALWAYS 9 \R HEADS BECAUSE WE HAD PUBLI%$ SOME NEWSPAP]S1 SO ! IDEA WAS BORN QUITE NATURALLY4 ,& :5 ! FIR/ ISSUE WAS PUBLI%$ WE REALIZ$ WE HAD DONE ! RI4 ,& WAS IT MA9LY POPUL> AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE8 ,NO IT WAS POPUL> AMONG EV]YONE :O WAS 9T]E/$ 9 POLITICS4 ,) ! NEWSPAP]1 ALL POLITICIANS KNEW AB\T US4 ,FIR/ IT WAS A LITTLE NEWSPAP]1 BUT AFT] A YE> WE REGI/]$ IT (FICIALLY4 ,WE CELEBRAT$ \R FIR/ YE> ) AN ACTION UND] ! SLOGAN ',LEGALIZE ,IT'4 ,! NAME ( ! NEWSPAP]1 ,NAV9KI1 IS ! NAME ( A M5TAL HOSPITAL & IT ALSO MEANS 'SMALL NEWS'4 ,! MA9 NEWSPAP] IS CALL$ JU/ 'NEWS' SO WE >E MAK+ FUN 9 TWO WAYS4 ,\R REQUE/ TO REGI/] ! NEWSPAP] (FICIALLY WAS REFUS$ BECAUSE ! AU?ORITIES SAID ?AT IT HAD ! NAME ( ! M5TAL HOSPITAL4 ,WE MADE A SC&AL 9 ! NEWSPAP]1 SO !Y BECAME AFRAID & ACCEPT$ \R REGI/RATION4 ,:AT IS Y\R CIRCULATION8 ,DO Y\ SELL IT8 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY1 AB\T #a1 COPIES4 ,FIR/ IT WAS A MON?LY & !N A WEEKLY4 ,BUT ! CIRCULATION R$UC$ BECAUSE SOME \TLETS = CIRCULATION W]E CLOS$4 ,ALSO1 WE HAD A PROBLEM ?AT ! (FICIAL DI/RIBUTORS ONLY TOOK \R NEWSPAP] 9 SMALL QUANTITIES4 ,! PRIVATE DI/RIBUTION NETWORKS W]E (T5 AFRAID TO TAKE ! PAP] BECAUSE ( REPRESSION4 ,:AT HAPP5$ TO ! PAP]8 ,M>YNA3 ,WE W]E CLOS$ BY ! AU?ORITIES4 ,WE WROTE AB\T ! ,PRESID5T & '9SULT$ PEOPLE'S MORALITY'4 ,PAULUK WAS CALL$ TO C\RT & F9$ #g ,EUROS4 ,?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY4 ,!Y CAME TO HIS P>5TS' H\SE & CONFISCAT$ ?+S FROM HIS P>5TS4 ,:AT DO Y\ N[8 ,WE PUBLI% AN ILLEGAL MAGAZ9E1 BECAUSE ILLEGALLY Y\ CAN PUBLI% :AT Y\ WANT4 ,H[ BIG IS ! MOVEM5T N[8 ,! ?+ IS1 WE DON'T HAVE MEMB]%IP1 SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY4 ,:5 PEOPLE >5'T SATISFI$ ) ! WORK ( ONE GR\P !Y MAY JO9 ANO!R GR\P OR />T !IR [N 9ITIATIVE & WORK 9DEP5D5TLY4 ,HAVE Y\ BE5 ABLE TO MA9TA9 AN 9T]E/ AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE AS !Y HAVE BECOME OLD] & BECAUSE ( ! REPRESSION8 ,EV]YONE :O COMES TO ! MOVEM5T UND]/&S ?AT !RE CAN BE REPRESSION4 ,SO !Y DON'T DISCOV] ?AT2 !Y KN[ IT ALREADY4 ,!RE IS ONE MA9 WAY ?AT WE LOSE COMRADES3 !Y EMIGRATE = DIFF]5T REASONS SU* AS PROBLEMS ) ! AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT !Y KEEP 9 CONTACT4 ,M>YNA3 ,MY P]SONAL OP9ION IS ?AT !Y DO NOT DO MU* ANYMORE4 ,!Y >E TOO BUSY ) MAK+ 5DS MEET4 ,WE >E AT ! /AGE :]E WE ONLY HAVE Y\NG PEOPLE & !Y >E /ILL ACTIVE1 BUT !RE >E SOME PEOPLE :O >E JU/ AT HOME1 RAIS+ *ILDR54 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ACTIVITY TO DO N[8 ,RIE ALL GR[+4 ,:5 SOMEONE COMES TO AN>*ISM WE WANT TO GIVE HIM OR H] ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! WAY !Y WANT4 ,WE >E TRY+ TO BUILD MORE ( A NETWORK SO WE HAVE ORGANIZ$ SOCIAL =UMS ?AT CAN 9VOLVE EV]YONE4 ,WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ?AT !Y >E NOT ALONE & ?AT ! MOVEM5T IS V]Y WIDE1 ONE UNIT$ FRONT ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SY/EM4 ,&1 A P]SON CAN F9D HIS OR H] PLACE 9 ?IS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO F9D WAYS ( DO+ SOME?+ BECAUSE ! ,/ATE TRIES TO MONOPOLIZE ALL POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES4 ,!Y TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE ONLY ?R\< /ATE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T ! O!R ORGANIZATIONS ?AT Y\ HAVE COME 9 CONTACT ) :5 Y\ HAVE BE5 ABROAD8 ,\R FIR/ CONTACTS W]E ) ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S4 ,IT IS A FUNNY FACT ?AT AN>*I/S FROM ,M9SK & FROM ,HRODA W]E PUT 9 CONTACT ) EA* O!R BY ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/S4 ,FROM \R WE/]N CONTACTS WE GOT A LOT ( 9=MATION AB\T AN>*ISM 9 ! MOD]N WORLD4 ,\R AN>*ISM WAS BAS$ ON HI/ORICAL AN>*ISM1 ,KROPOTK91 ,BAKUN91 & NO ONE REALLY KNEW :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ! WE/4 ,WE KNEW AB\T ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION BUT NOT AB\T :AT HAPP5$ AFT] ! W>1 LIKE #a#i#f#h4 ,& :5 ! ,IRON ,CURTA9 FELL1 IT WAS A DISCOV]Y TO KN[ :AT WAS REALLY HAPP5+1 Y\R IDEAS & :AT DISCUSSIONS W]E GO+ ON4 ,BUT ! WE/]N C\NTRIES DIDN'T SEEM TO BE FAMILI> AT ALL ) :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! PO/-,SOVIET C\NTRIES4 ,WE ALSO NOTIC$ ?AT !RE >E LONG !ORETICAL DISCUSSIONS1 (T5 AB\T SMALL PO9TS1 :ILE WE DISCUSS MORE CONCRETE ISSUES4 ,WE WANT TO DISCUSS ISSUES ?AT WE C\LD TALK AB\T TO '! MAN 9 ! PUB'4 ,9 ,RUSSIA WE F9D ?AT !Y >E (T5 HAV+ DEBATES AB\T :O IS ! BETT] AN>*I/4 ,TO CONCLUDE1 ?IS 9T]VIEW %[S H[ AN>*I/ IDEAS & ACTION EM]GE 9 A V>IETY ( CONTEXTS4 ,= ,M>YNA AN>*ISM IS ! NAME GIV5 TO :AT %E WAS ?9K+ ANYWAY4 ,DISILLUSIONS ) ! SO-CALL$ NEW DEMOCRACY PROPELL$ ,PAULUK 9TO ! LIBR>Y1 :]E HE F\ND ! IDEAS ?AT HELP$ HIM MAKE S5SE ( :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,?\< !Y HAD NO 9ITIAL CONTACT ) AN>*I/S \TSIDE !IR C\NTRY1 !IR MOVEM5T B5EFIT$ FROM HE>+ AB\T :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! COMRADES 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL HAVE BE5 9SPIR$ BY ! C\RAGE1 IMAG9ATION & COMMITM5T ( ! ,BEL>USIAN ,F$]ATION4 ,!IR EXP]I5CES %[ H[ IMPORTANT IT IS TO SPREAD AN>*I/ IDEAS AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE4 ,!RE >E MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O >E LOOK+ = ALT]NATIVE P]SPECTIVES1 F$ UP ) ! CURR5T POLITICAL & RELIGI\S IDEOLOGIES4 ,WE NE$ TO MAKE SURE ?AT !Y COME 9TO CONTACT ) BO? AN>*I/ IDEAS & AN>*ISM 9 ACTION 9 ORD] TO /R5G!N & 5RI* ! 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