The Soviet Friendship Society Conference

   On December 13, 2009, the Third Conference of the Soviet Friendship Society was held in Moscow.

   Viktor Bourenkov reported on the work of the society within the last two years. Since its foundation in Moscow, several new branches of the society have been formed in the territory of the Soviet Union. The most active branches now are in Moscow, Saransk (Russia) and Donetsk (Ukraine). The society has managed to unite in work the representatives of several parties and movements dedicated to socialism, re-establishment of the USSR and anti-imperialist solidarity. Jointly with the Venceremos movement the Society has actively supported the Miami Five. We keep the Russian-language web site running. Central to the Society’s work is the publication of Russian NSC.

   Viktor has also outlined the problems faced by the society. The lack of human resources and the business of activists who are already involved in social activity makes resulted in the delays in Russian NSC coming out, as well as in the gaps in the Society’s work.

   Vladimir Chechentsev presented the co-report, outlining the difficulties the Friendship Society had to overcome. A very important aspect is the effort to support the motion to re-establish the Communist International. Vladimir has also presented the information from the regional branches.

   The Conference elected the new Central Coordination Council and the Central Control Commission. A group of comrades was requested to produce the new issues of Russian-language NSC, the permanent Editorial Board may be settled later by the Central Coordination Council.

   The organisation meeting of the Central Coordinating Council elected Viktor Bourenkov as the new chairperson, and Vladimir Chechentsev as the deputy chairperson.

   Comrades in the Central Coordination Council are dedicated to continue the work to fulfil the aims of the Soviet Friendship Society, in conditions of growing anti-imperialist struggles world-wide.