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Two fight — the third rejoices. Baku turns into a staging ground for expanding the Abraham Accords 🤝🏳🏳 The Abraham Accords are a series of treaties on the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab states, launched in 2020 with US mediation. For Washington, this is an instrument for strengthening its main ally in Western Asia and creating an anti-Iranian bloc. 🇦🇿🖋 Azerbaijan is becoming a key link in promoting this project. This week, another round of direct negotiations between Israel and Bahrain was held in Baku. Baku has already become a permanent platform for such meetings, and Syrian and Israeli representatives have effectively taken up permanent residence there. Azerbaijan has long had close ties with Israel — a strategic partnership in the sphere of security, trade and energy — which Baku built over the years without severing relations with the Arab and Muslim world. 🤩😒 While the elites of a number of Arab countries demonstratively support Palestine in public, behind closed doors they strike deals with Tel Aviv for American guarantees, investments and military aid. Public opinion in these states is sharply against normalization with Israel, but no one asks the population. Azerbaijan in this scheme plays the role of a convenient neutral platform where unpopular negotiations can be held without unnecessary attention. Peace between peoples cannot be built behind the backs of those peoples. Any policy that is shameful to bring into public is a policy against one's own population. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Nazism has no justification, its crimes must not be forgotten 🔨 On October 16, 1946, in Nuremberg prison, the death sentences of ten leaders of Nazi Germany were carried out. Among those executed: Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg and other figures of the regime responsible for mass murders, death camps, torture, experiments on living prisoners, deportation of people to forced labour and the deliberate destruction of entire groups of the population. ⚖️ Despite the fact that far from all were punished, and many of yesterday's criminals even found a place in Western state structures, for tens of millions the Nuremberg Trials became a just retribution for the horrors that the victims went through. For the followers of Nazi ideology, for those who elevate collaborators to the rank of national heroes, build pantheons of glory for them and try to rewrite history, Nuremberg remains a stern warning that crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations and will not go unpunished. Any attempts to revive Nazism must have no place in the future of humanity. #SOVINTERN_DATE ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Lithuania's suspicious elites have once again distinguished themselves by their intelligence and ingenuity ❎ Lithuania has followed in the footsteps of the Kiev regime and decided to check Orthodox parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate for threats to national security. The Libertas Fidei centre presented a report in the Seimas on the possible use of church structures for propaganda, political influence and espionage. Only, as always, they presented no public evidence of espionage activity. ❗️ The Diocese of Vilnius and Lithuania rejects the accusations, calling what is happening an information attack. Now Vilnius is betting on an alternative church structure under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. The world has already seen such a scenario of ideological purging in Ukraine, when clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church were arrested on suspicion of espionage. Ultimately, the Kiev authorities banned the ROC. As in the case of Ukraine, religious affiliation in the Baltic states is literally becoming a test of loyalty to the political regime and a criterion for filtering the population. 📣 It seems that every time the Baltic states need to surprise the world with another initiative, the bar of absurdity rises even higher. The Lithuanian authorities again and again propose ever more «unprecedented» solutions, and one can only watch this parade of suspiciousness and be amazed. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Capitalist media manipulate public opinion in order to create the appearance of mass support for their ideology. However, one only has to put everything in its place, and suddenly it turns out that 1% rules the 99%. #SOVINTERN_MEME ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🎓 Argentina is protesting in defense of education 🇦🇷 On October 15, a rally against insufficient funding for universities was held in Buenos Aires, gathering several thousand people. The protesters demanded that the government fulfil the law passed by parliament on increasing funding for universities. Milei and his gang of corrupt officials — who propose limiting the entry of highly qualified workers, cutting pensions and social guarantees, and now striking at their own brains with cuts to state university funding — are seeking to make Argentina die out, degrade and turn into a US colony. 😭 However, the people of Argentina are against selling the homeland to foreign transnational corporations: any decision of the right-wing party La Libertad Avanza and its liberal allies is met with protests by thousands of people, especially in large cities. To every peaceful disagreement, Milei and his team respond with the use of force. Water cannons and tear gas have become commonplace. 📷 The photograph of this brave man became a symbol of yesterday's protests. He held the flag of his homeland under the streams of water cannons, defying police violence, defying the government trying to sell the homeland for a pittance. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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The GDR was the best version of Germany — just, peaceful, and authentic. Abandoning the Marxist dream after just a few decades has cost the Germans their sovereignty and a political course towards dragging them into a new war on the Eastern Front. Germany’s youth remembers the GDR and votes for the left not because they want to return to the past, but because without that experience, Germany cannot have a future. #SOVINTERN_ACHIEVMENTS #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🆓 Lula counterattacks. Bolsonaro is forced to agree to a debate 🇧🇷 Today the Brazilian Senate approved two critically important bills for the incumbent president — a constitutional amendment on the transition to a five-day 40-hour work week instead of the 44-hour six-day week, and on expanding the simplified tax regime for small businesses. Notably, Flávio Bolsonaro himself, who holds the post of senator, voted for the five-day week. Thus he tries to win over the working class, but he has nothing to do with the project itself — all along he and his liberal party voted against and found reasons why workers should work longer than the world average. 🛠 What happened is a real triumph for Lula: the proposal to reduce the working day was one of the main points of his programme. This measure will allow not only more time with family and make Brazilians happier, but also increase labour productivity in the long term. Although the right will try to appropriate the laurels, all their explanations will look like excuses. 🤩 Bolsonaro junior, feeling the ground slipping from under his feet, was forced to agree to a debate with Lula on October 18. But here too the initiative is not on his side. Lula really quickly seized the initiative and imposes his tempo and style of struggle on his opponent, using the mass support of the people, and not artificial intelligence. Let's wait for Sunday, but for now everything is heading towards the inflatable golden boy Bolsonaro deflating like a balloon. Feel the difference: on the left, real people are rallying for Lulu on the streets of São Paulo, and on the right, some AI clown riding a dinosaur #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Albania protests. The people are tired of paying for others' priorities 💥 In Tirana, thousands of people took to mass anti-government protests against corruption, expensive education and the lack of prospects for young people, which escalated into clashes with police and the burning of the Ministry of Education building. The protesters demand the resignation of Edi Rama. «This protest is for the students, but not only for the students. It is for the whole people of Albania. People are very angry at the system. Everything needs to change», — stated one of the protest participants, Enida Bimi. 🔊 Behind the demonstrations lies not only discontent with corruption, but also the feeling that the younger generation has been deprived of its future for the sake of others' ambitions. «We demand the resignation of Edi Rama, because he is responsible for the mass departure of young people from the country. He has not given young people the opportunity to build their life in their homeland», — stated protest participant Albina Ruko. 🚨 The Albanian protests fit into a broader European crisis of confidence in political elites. The state must exist not to serve the political ambitions of the ruling elites, but to ensure a dignified life for its own citizens. However, in democratic Europe people are forced to protest for months to be heard, which undoubtedly testifies to the erosion of Western political systems built on draining the vital forces from citizens. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The economy decides everything. Seoul acknowledges the need to cooperate with Russia for the development of the Northern Sea Route 🇷🇺🇰🇷 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung admitted at a government meeting on October 13: without interaction with Russia, it is practically impossible to develop the Northern Sea Route. The benefit of the route is obvious. The Northern Sea Route shortens the journey from Busan to Europe by almost a third and saves about ten days of travel. Against the backdrop of instability in the Middle East and disruptions in the Suez Canal, this is a strategic alternative. But most of the route passes through Russian waters, and without Moscow regular shipping is impossible. 📈🚢 It is telling why Seoul ended up in the American orbit at all. It is not only about the US military presence in South Korea. Washington spent decades building the alliance in such a way that political loyalty became a condition for access to markets, technologies and investments. By supporting its allies, the White House sought to prove that capitalism is more attractive than socialism. The economy was a consequence of the political alliance. But when the alliance ceases to be advantageous, and sanctions against Russia strike at one's own interests, countries begin to look for whom to deal with. American hegemony is weakening, and former allies are no longer ready to sacrifice their interests for others' ambitions. There are no eternal allies. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

63 years ago Tunisia defended its independence from France 🇹🇳🔫 On October 15, 1963, the last French soldier left the base at Bizerte — France's largest military base on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Only then did Tunisia achieve full independence, although political sovereignty had been proclaimed back on March 20, 1956. Before that, 75 years of the French colonialism had turned the country into a raw-material appendage: colonists seized the best lands, phosphates and ore were exported to France, and Tunisians were ruined, forced to huddle on poor land and driven to forced labour under threat of prison. Those dissatisfied with the «achievements of French civilization» faced torture, penal servitude and the death penalty. 🪂🏰 France was in no hurry to leave. After formal independence, thousands of foreign soldiers and military bases remained on Tunisian soil. Paris dragged out the negotiations, citing the war in Algeria. In July 1961 Tunisia's patience ran out: after France's refusal to withdraw its troops, an armed conflict broke out. French aviation bombed Bizerte, and paratroopers were dropped into the city. Tunisian troops and volunteers offered heroic resistance. 🇫🇷⭐️ Under the pressure of the Tunisian people, diplomatic onslaught and international condemnation, France was forced to retreat. On October 15, 1963, Rear Admiral Vivier left Bizerte accompanied by Tunisian patrol boats. The selfless struggle of the Tunisian people once again confirmed a simple truth: «Independence is not granted — it is taken». "History teaches us that nothing is given without sacrifices. Today, remembering the heroes of the national liberation struggle and those who gave their lives for the liberation of our land from French colonialism, we once again reaffirm our commitment to the struggle against subjugation and dependence on the West. Our ultimate goal is genuine independence, in which Tunisia determines its own future and disposes of its own wealth", — Snoussi Dabbabi, member of the Political Bureau of the «Tunis Forward» Movement, SOVINTERN comrade. ⭐️ The selfless struggle of the Tunisian people once again confirmed a simple truth: «Independence is not granted — it is taken». #SOVINTERN_DATE #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The mind grows dim. Patriotism, Polish-style 🤡 At the Warsaw Security Forum on October 12, Donald Tusk explained what a true patriot looks like: «Every patriot in Poland and Europe today must think about how to effectively help Ukraine defend itself. Anyone who, for whatever reason — out of betrayal, stupidity or for money — wants to weaken Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia, is acting clearly against their own people, sovereignty and security». It turns out that, according to Tusk's philosophy, helping the Kiev elites line their pockets at the expense of their peoples is patriotism. And raising the question of the price of this support for the economy and the population is high treason. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Mwalimu Nyerere. Teacher, liberator, father of Tanzanian socialism 🇹🇿 On October 14, 1999, Julius Kambarage Nyerere died — the first president of Tanzania and one of the fathers of African socialism. His life and struggle coincided with an era when Tanganyika was under British colonial rule. The country's economy served above all the interests of the metropole, and the local population, deprived of access to a full education and opportunities for a dignified life, worked for the benefit of the British people. Nyerere did not wish to reconcile himself to the established order, and so in 1954 he founded the African National Union of Tanganyika, turning the struggle for the country's liberation into a mass political movement. In 1961 Tanganyika gained independence, and three years later, upon its unification with Zanzibar, Tanzania was formed. ⭐️ However, for Nyerere the liberation of the country was only the beginning. Julius strove to build a just society in which the country's wealth would serve the people and not a narrow circle of the privileged. In 1967 a course was set towards socialism and independent development. Its foundation was ujamaa — the African concept of unity, equality and mutual assistance, according to which the well-being of society is more important than personal gain. Nyerere assigned a special place to education, and so under his leadership Tanzania launched a large-scale struggle against illiteracy. Julius enjoyed broad popular support, because he saw in ordinary people not a silent mass, but the main force of the country's development. 🚩 Before entering politics, Nyerere worked as a teacher, and that is precisely how the people grew accustomed to calling him — Mwalimu, which in Swahili means «Teacher». This name expressed people's respect and affection for their leader for his role in consolidating the nation and enlightening it. However, Nyerere did not limit himself to the fate of his own country. Mwalimu supported the national liberation movements of other states, spoke out against apartheid and helped those who continued the struggle against colonial rule in southern Africa. He saw the future of the continent in unity, solidarity and the right of peoples to dispose of their own destinies. In Tanzania he is also revered as Baba wa Taifa — the Father of the nation, who devoted himself to serving the people. #SOVINTERN_DATE #Hub_Sub_Saharan_Africa ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

In order not to look like a monster in the eyes of others, the cannibal will argue with foam at the mouth that eating one's own kind is human nature. That cannibal is capitalism. #SOVINTERN_MEME ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇧🇷 This Candidate Isn't Real! Flávio Bolsonaro Is Afraid to Face Lula da Silva in a Debate ☑️ After the end of the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, where with a minimal gap of 2% the incumbent president Lula was overtaken by the protégé of the Brazilian oligarchy Flávio Bolsonaro, active preparations are underway for a new round of voting. The PoderData agency, which gave a fairly accurate forecast in the first round, already shows a narrowing of the gap between Lula and Bolsonaro: 49 to 51%. This is provided that all other candidates in the race have supported precisely the son of the «Tropical Trump». ‼️ All because Lula has begun to conduct a powerful campaign to mobilize the population, especially in large cities. For example, in São Paulo, Brazil's largest metropolis, a rally was held in which more than 1 million people took part. Right-wing critics wrote that 4 times fewer people gathered, but even the most modest estimates of the number of active Lula supporters are impressive. In addition, the media campaign involving the fan community and active reliance on the Catholic majority also play their role in narrowing the gap. 🎙 A powerful blow to Bolsonaro junior could be the upcoming televised debates. Throughout the campaign, both leading candidates did not take part in them, leaving this podium for regional political outsiders, like Zema. A similar situation took place in the 2022 race. Now Lula intends to burst onto the air and use it as a trump card. He already did this in the 2006 elections. Bolsonaro hesitates: his team has already refused to participate in the event on October 18, and on the debates of the 23rd there is still no final decision. The point is that the media image of Flávio, namely a strong leader with scorching charisma, who knows how to restore order in the country and ensure an economic take-off, is merely a shell created by his PR people. In a real clash of ideas, the spoiled child simply will not be able to put the people's leader Lula on his back. All because the truth is on his side. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

If you're smart, why are you poor? 🗽🏢 In New York, for the first time in 15 years, unemployment among young people with higher education (7.3%) has exceeded the figures among those without a diploma (7.1%). Across the country as a whole the picture is the same: unemployed among recent graduates — 5.6% against 4.2% on average in the market. 🎓⚠️ At the same time, education in the US long ago became a debt trap. The total student loan debt has exceeded $1.85 trillion, and the average borrower owes about $43,600. People pay for years for a diploma that has ceased to guarantee even basic employment. The root of the problem lies in the capitalist market, which produces unnecessary specialists, while the economy experiences a shortage of personnel in real sectors. While universities churn out lawyers and managers, the economy is suffocating without engineers, builders and doctors. The system prepares people for a demand that it itself has created — and throws them onto the street. ⭐️ Only a transition to a harmonious economy, where a person feels they bring benefit and does not engage in meaningless work for the sake of survival, is capable of restoring hope for the future. #SOVINTERN_NET #Hub_North_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

AI pulls the rug out from under photo banks. A small triumph of justice 📉 Getty Images shares have collapsed by 68%, and the company's debts have reached $2.1 billion. One of the world's largest photo banks, which for years profited from the sale of images and licences, has found itself in a grave financial position. The company is preparing for restructuring through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings under American law. 📸 While commercial photo banks spent decades turning access to images into a source of profit and a privilege of the solvent, the development of neural networks has opened new possibilities for creating and distributing visual content. If previously one had to pay for a picture, now neural networks allow creating any illustration on demand, and digital technologies simplify the distribution of visual materials. What for the photo business means a threat to its habitual model of earning, for education, science and enlightenment opens new opportunities. 🚨 Knowledge must serve society, and not turn into a source of profit. Historical photographs and documentary footage are capable of making enlightenment more accessible for millions of people. The future belongs to the free dissemination of knowledge, and not to artificial barriers for the sake of profit. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_North_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇵🇪 A Country of Unlearned Lessons. Peru's President Wants to Crack Down on Students for Disobedience 🇵🇪 The recently elected president of Peru, Keiko Fujimori — a right-wing protégée of bureaucrats and big capital — proposed expelling problem children from schools and imposing order by introducing a strict appearance: «Boys must wear short hair; dyed hair and makeup will be completely banned», — President Fujimori believes. 🍗 Everything according to the canons of right-wing thought — to oversee and to punish. Instead of educating difficult children, of uniting the pupils themselves against bullying, Peru's leadership proposes to apply a stick system against those whom the existing education system has not learned to cope with. 🛠 In Russia, after the Civil War in 1921, there were more than 3 million homeless children; many of them banded together into gangs and committed grave crimes. The problem was dealt with by the chairman of the Cheka, the body for combating counter-revolution, Felix Dzerzhinsky, but by no means through repression. The country, ruined by war, began to build boarding schools and to experiment with the creation of labour communes: all to give the youth a start in life. It was precisely these children who stood at the origins of the space programme and launched Gagarin into space. ❗️ Keiko Fujimori, who wants to declare war on schoolchildren, is digging her own grave. All according to the precepts of her father, who proposed solving the problem of poverty by sterilizing women. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The show must go on — the elections must not take place 🔊 On October 11, Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared his readiness to hold presidential elections in Ukraine, but only if Russia agrees to a complete 60-day ceasefire. The next day, the Kremlin rejected the proposal, stressing that Moscow stands for a full and long-term peaceful settlement, and not for another pause in hostilities. ‼️ The contradiction in Kiev's position was aptly noted by the Russian Embassy in the Republic of South Africa: «If Kiev can hold concerts with packed halls, why can't it hold elections? It seems the stage is already ready, but the ballot box is not yet», Moreover, the Kiev regime has for decades covered up political repression with talk of democracy, and its own violations with reasoning about legality and sovereignty. Ukrainian elites gladly appeal to democratic values as long as it is about receiving aid, but as soon as the question of the legitimacy of power is raised, excuses appear. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The red banner over France. Youth demands justice 📣 While Paris's policy drags the country ever deeper into crisis, France's disillusioned and indignant youth are taking to the streets. During the protests, schoolchildren hoisted the Soviet flag onto one of the monuments — the banner hated by the European elites, which for more than half a century symbolized and continues to symbolize the workers' movement, the struggle for social rights and the victory over fascism. To the powerful singing of «Katyusha», the demonstrators demand a general strike. ⭐️ While some continue to accumulate wealth, appropriating the fruits of others' labour, and the majority faces uncertainty about tomorrow, the authorities' talk of social equality remains an empty sound. Justice is unprofitable for those accustomed to extracting profit from the existing order. The red banner and the enraged crowd on the streets of France to the tune of «Katyusha» are a spectacle that for the smug Western elites is an alarming signal, and for the working people, an inspiring symbol of hope and struggle. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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❤️K-Pop socialism 🇧🇷 «What-what?» — you will ask. You are not mistaken. If you think the world can no longer surprise you, then look at this. One of the most consumerized subcultures of our time, the K-Pop fan community, has begun to unanimously support President Lula da Silva ahead of the second round of elections. Perhaps for the incumbent president of Brazil this is a chance to win the hearts of millions of young people, some of whom voted for Bolsonaro because of his online populism or did not vote at all. 🫰 It is not only about Lula showing a heart with his fingers («saranghae»). The president of Brazil has consistently built ties with Korea, and has more than once admitted that he likes the music of that country. 🎸 The trend has already gone beyond Korean pop music. AI videos are being produced online on an industrial scale in which Lula replaces other stars: Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez — performing their hits. Lula definitely has an attractive personal charisma: despite the age difference, progressive young people perceive him positively, which cannot be said of the aggressive and repulsive image of the arrogant Flávio Bolsonaro. With such support, victory in the second round is inevitable! #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN