- cross-posted to:
- anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- cross-posted to:
- anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Just came across this croudfunded cooperative publishing house.
https://bio.site/egalite_publishing_house
Apparently, they translate books into Russian, but also reach out to prominent authors with original material writing proposals (learned about them from one of the philosophers they commissioned), just like regular publishing institutions. The quality of publications looks impressive, something for general public, not just us punks. And all within one of the most oppressive and totalitarian societies.
I suppose this is an example of an activist success to learn from?
Hard to say, since their website seems to Russian only?
Maybe noteworthy that their website isn’t hosted in Russia and the prices seem to be listed in US $, which lets me suspect their target audience is Russians in exile?
Outside hosting is very natural move every activist should consider. The prices are probably listed based on location, their telegram channel shows prices in rubles, and also lists retail shops that sell their books in Moscow, few other cities in Russia, Ukraine, and also a few other places worldwide (including SF, USA). No matter where they print, they distribute in hell.
I’m trying to figure out how exactly they pull this out, I know publishing houses that were busted for stuff that even slightly deviated from propaganda.
Heck, test them with queer content regarding Xi Jinping as pooh bear having hardcore sex with Vladimir and how to build something contrabanded in both.
Found their free content tg channel, they have books on Tiang-An-Men square event or whatever it’s called, and surely some queer stuff. Illegalism seems to be mainstream in Russian society nowadays, the biggest outcome of international trade limitations IMO, but these guys do not post anything like direct action guides. It’s not like there are Russians who don’t know how to build a bomb at home; stealing one is probably simpler by now though.
I suppose the point is that society is quite capable of messing things up for Putin, and all hasn’t really fallen because they massively buy into propaganda and benefit from corruption and the war versus momentary non-corrupt non-war hypothetical scenario while suffering from capitalist stuff more than anyone. Thus, this kind of activism seems like the right thing, but who knows? At least government punishes them for free speech more than for anything else it seems.