New Year's shelling ---- Before the New Year and immediately after,large Ukrainian cities, as well as Russian Belgorod, came undershelling. The fact that a Russian bomb accidentally fell on a Voronezhvillage, one might say, "almost doesn't count": no one even died. Nowfor the first time they are seriously discussing the evacuation ofBelgorod, after all, the capital of the Russian region. ---- There aremany dead civilians on both the Russian and Ukrainian sides. The RussianFederation is now advancing at the front, but we are again talking aboutbloody battles for the ruins of small settlements. It's amazing howselflessly both Ukrainian and Russian authorities turn the lands theysupposedly "liberate" from each other into an uninhabitable apocalypticdesert.It is no longer uncommon in Russian schools for children to be greetedat the entrance by several signs with the names of school graduates whodied in the so-called "SVO". On the eve of the New Year, Avtonom.orgpublished an excellent text by anarchists from Kharkov about howUkrainians feel about mobilization - the situation is almost the same asin Russia. Relatives of both Russian and Ukrainian conscripts aredemanding that they be returned home.One can wish that in 2024 both Russians and Ukrainians will mobilize:but not to destroy each other, but in order to deal with those who sitin the Kremlin and on Bankova. Who allowed everything that is happening now.The end of the nation state?Experts from various research centers talk about an explosive growth inarmed conflicts in 2022-2023 around the world. The first reason forthis, of course, is Putin's aggression against Ukraine. Ukraine has thesympathies of many countries precisely because if Putin wins, this storywill legitimize attempts to resolve territorial disputes by force of arms.But perhaps the reason is also the crisis of nation states. The modernsystem of nation states began to take shape in the 17th-18th centuries.Against the backdrop of the weakening power of monarchs and theinfluence of the church, people began to be forced to self-identify witha certain territory, rather than with faith or allegiance to the monarch.At the beginning of the 21st century, people are less and less tied toterritories. Any bright cultural trend or ideology most often affectspeople from different countries. More and more international marriages.Remote work is becoming more and more common, when your employer livesin another country. Attempts to introduce national segments withdifferent orders on the Internet are becoming less and less effective.The role of big business is growing. Elon Musk's influence is comparableto many heads of state. The crisis over the Houthis in the Red Sea islargely tied to the decisions of Maersk, one of the leaders in containershipping in the world: how confident they will be in the safety of theirships.ISIS, PMC Wagner, Latin American drug cartels: we see how quite largeterritories or spheres of life can quickly be taken over by quasi-stateformations based on violence.Perhaps the world is now experiencing a period of disintegration ofnation states, and this is the reason for the surge in wars. We mustremember that the desire to "give your life for your homeland" is not anatural instinct, but an ideological construct imposed by the state.Should anarchists rejoice at the "withering away of the state"? On theone hand, any changes provide opportunities for change. On the otherhand, within the framework of many states, people have achieved socialguarantees, normalized working hours, and mechanisms for protection frompolice violence. The structures that replace states often negate allthis. In order to at least preserve the rights and guarantees forordinary people, we will have to protest and fight again.Anarchist communicationFor Russian-speaking anarchists, the year began with the revival of the"Santa Claus against Putin" festival. It was held in Helsinki from 2014to 2020, then paused due to Covid, and has now been resurrected. How tobuild a truly beautiful Russia of the future, and what to do now? Allthis can be discussed at the festival events. The peak will be onJanuary 12-14, follow the announcements on Autonomous.org.As part of crowdfunding for the development of our website, socialnetworks and campaigning, Autonomous Action released the board gameRevolutionary Memory. You can order it both in Russia and abroad, linkin the description.Well that's all for today! We remind you that in Trends in Order andChaos, members of Autonomous Action and other authors give anarchistassessments of current events. Listen to us on YouTube, SoundCloud andother platforms, visit our website avtonom.org, subscribe to our e-mailnewsletter!Issue prepared by ListyevSupport our workhttps://avtonom.org/news/protiv-kremlya-i-bankovoy-trendy-poryadka-i-haosa-epizod-139_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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