General Information
Headquarters: Kiev, Ukraine
Founded: 2011
Ideology:Socialism, Marxism, Communism
Wing:Left wing
Slogan: "Revolution, Democracy, Socialism”
Leaders of the movement: Sergiy Kirichuk, Victor Shapinov, Eugeniy
Golishkin, Andriy Manchuk, Vasyl Tereshchuk

History
Union "Borotba" was founded in May 2011 by several Ukrainian political groups, in particular: the majority of the “Organization of Marxists” (Ukraine); a group of former members of “the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine” (youth organization of the Ukrainian Communist Party) and those who disagreed with bourgeois policy lead by the leadership of their organizations; members of the movement “Youth against capitalism”; club "Iskra"; “All-Ukrainian union of workers”; Youth Association "Che Guevara" (Ukraine), and other organizations and individual activists.
The first founding congress took part in Aprill 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine.
All regional organization were present at the congress, namely from Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Crimea, Vinnitsa, Luhansk, Krivoy Rog and other cities of Ukraine. International friends from Sweden and Russia also attended the Congress.
Ideology
The Draft Manifest the Organization says: "Borotba" stands for "Revolutionary Marxism", and its most important task is to extend the Left ideology "by implementation of the Marxist methodology" in the political discourse of Ukraine. The manifest also states that the organization will support principles of Anti-Capitalism, Internationalism, Anti-Fascism, political radicalism and gender equality.
“Borotba” Union appeared as a reflect to the global national need to create a new left organization in Ukraine based on the fact that "the official left parties, which were created in the 90's, today are in a profound crisis" (According to "Borotbists").
Activities
The organization is involved in campaigns against the adoption of a new Labor Code and a new Educational law.
Student protest against neo-liberal project of the Housing Code «Against housing Slavery! Against capitalism!», as well as against the tariff increase and violation of the social rights of workers in conditions of an economic crisis.
Union "Borotba" has chosen non-parliamentary methods of political struggle. "In terms of class polarization and concentration of wealth in the hands of the ruling class, democratic rights and institutions are transformed into a mere cover for the power of the capitalist class». However “Borotba” members will participate in the elections to promote the "program of social revolution".
In 2011 and 2012 "Borotba" members participated in the alternative May Day demonstration in Kiev together with trade unions and left-wing radical youth organizations ("Antifascist Action", the student union "Direct action", union "Defence of Labour", the union of IT-employees and others).
Activists of the "Borotba" Union participate in the network of social cinema clubs and festivals of Anti-Fascist movies.
Within international solidarity campaign with Cuba "Borotba" demands freedom for The Cuban Five. "Borotba" also started a campaign of solidarity with Palestine and Venezuelan revolution.
Regional organizations of "Borotba" are working to establish contacts with workers and independent trade unions all over the country. They support workers in their struggle against the liquidation and reorganization of their enterprises.
In 2012 “Borotba” Union has started a broad campaign against increasing right-wing sentiments in Ukraine in particular against neo-Nazi party VO”Svoboda” (all Ukrainian union “Liberty”). This party was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament during the elections 2012.