Appeal of the Third International Anti-Fascist Forum
Moscow,
25 May 2026
Dear comrades! Friends and like-minders!
We appeal to you from Moscow, the Hero City which brought to a halt the march of Hitler’s armies. In the harsh days of 1941 the Soviet people proved to the whole world that fascism was not all-powerful, that it would be defeated if it is confronted by all the peoples united by faith in truth and justice.
The Third International Anti-Fascist Forum III is being held at a time when humanity is again facing serious dangers. Imperialist reaction is set to unloose an all-out assault. Militarism and neo-colonialism, neo-fascism and anti-communism are its invariable companions. Leaning on the darkest of forces, oligarchic capital is anxious to maintain and strengthen its dominance over nations, their work and talent, the natural resources of our planet, the present and future of humankind.
The history of the 20th century has convincingly revealed the aggressive essence of Big Capital. Its henchmen fall into a fury when the peoples challenge the bid of the world oligarchy to dominate and oppress them. The capitalists and their ideological servants consider the cohesive working class, the national liberation movement and the striving of the working people for democracy and social justice to be the main threat.
In front of our eyes, capitalism more and more often casts aside the many-colored screen of liberal democracy. It talks less and less about freedom and human rights. Reaction turns more and more frequently to dictatorship, terror, chauvinism and war. In various ways various forms of Fascism are reanimated. Sympathizers of Hitler and Mussolini, Franco and Salazar, Horty and Antonescu are rearing their heads. Aggressive military blocs are stepping up their activities. To bring pressure to bear on peoples imperialists are making ever more cynical use of political terror, religious extremism, ethnic hatred, the sanctions noose and the miliary stick.
We declare: the struggle against Fascism is inseparable from the struggle against anti-communism and Russophobia. We resolutely condemn the attempts to equate the Soviet Union to Hitler’s Reich. To declare liberators to be “occupiers.” To dismantle monuments to Red Army soldiers. To ban communist symbols and justify Nazi accomplices.
All this amounts to political preparation of a Fascist revenge. Reactionaries seek to deprive the peoples of their historical memory, sever the link between generations, belittle the heroic feat of the USSR and the whole anti-Fascist Resistance.
We reaffirm our adherence to the ideas and conclusions set forth in the Manifesto for the unity of the peoples of the world “Safeguard Humankind Against Fascism!” Adopted on April 2023 at the First International Anti-Fascist Forum in Minsk, it has fully proved its relevance. Its spirit of internationalism and solidarity forms the basis of our cohesion and joint actions.
We maintain that Fascism is not an accidental zigzag of world history. It grows out of the crisis of capitalism, the fear of Big Capital in the face of the working people and its desire to enslave and oppress. All the manifestations of extreme reaction stem from its determination to preserve its dominance at all costs.
The common opposition to terrorism plays a special role in our struggle. We resolutely condemn terrorism in all its manifestations: individual, group or state; voluntary or mercenary; military, economic or psychological. Terrorism brings death and destruction, ruins people’s lives, generates fear and hatred, sows pain and suffering.
It is incumbent on peoples to see the deep roots of terrorism. It cannot be attributed solely to the fanaticism of certain groups or the criminal will of individuals. It thrives in the world of social inequality, rightlessness and poverty, humiliation and joblessness, interventions and genocide, diktat and neo-colonial practices, arbitrary sanctions and cynical blockades.
We stress that capitalism is not only unable to stem terrorism, but constantly reproduces its social, economic and political prerequisites. The struggle against terrorism cannot be confined to police operations and military campaigns. Life dictates elimination of its causes: exploitation, neo-colonial plunder, social inequality, racial and national discrimination, the sway of transnational capital and dissolution of imperialist blocs.
The participants in the Third International Anti-Fascist forum voice their support for the anti-fascist and anti-terrorist activity of Russia in the framework of the special miliary operation in Ukraine. We see this struggle as part of the general opposition to global diktat, state terrorism, militarism and Neo-Nazism. We resolutely condemn the attempts to use Ukraine’s territory as a bridgehead for expanding the influence of imperialist forces.
We stress that our struggle against Neo-Nazism and terrorism is a matter of principle. It allows of no compromises. It is directed against the forces that seek to revise the results of the Second World War, rehabilitate the accomplices of Hitlerism, erase the memory of the heroism of anti-Fascists, spread terror and fear and totally subjugate the world to the diktat of capital. Participation in this struggle means support of the right of nations to security and historical justice, sovereignty and all-round development, social justice and choice of the socialist path.
We resolutely demand that the USA stop its attempts to dictate its will to the Republic of Cuba. For decades it has remained a symbol of dignity and adherence to the chosen path.
An immediate end must be put to the numerous sanctions against the Island of Freedom and Washington’s accusations against the leader of the Cuban revolution Raul Casro Rus. The blockade of Cuba is an act of state terrorism against an entire people. The pathological wish to punish countries for their choice of development path is an example of irresponsible and criminal policy.
We voice our solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We demand an end to political and military pressure on its people and an end to economic sanctions. We insist on immediate release of the country‘s President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. The USA’s intention to break the will of the people of Venezuela and grab its natural resources is a sign of the same neo-colonial course which spawns Neo-Fascism, terrorism and military operations.
We demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people. Israel’s military should stop its crimes in the Gaza strip and its aggressive actions against Lebanon.
We insist on the exercise of the Palestinian people’s right to create a sovereign state. Washington must stop supporting Israel’s aggressive actions and immediately abandon its miliary operation against Iran. The world community is called upon to condemn the USA’s interventionist ambitions and demand compensation of the damage inflicted on the Iranian people.
We call on all the people of good will to strengthen the united front of progressive, left, communist, patriotic, anti-colonial and anti-fascist forces. We must pool our efforts in our just struggle. Acting as a single front we should expose anti-Sovietism and anti-communism, defend the rights of the working people, and fight for a just and secure world.
We appeal to all the peoples on Earth: do not allow yourselves to be cheated. Do not trust those who spread false slogans about freedom, but bring bondage instead; those who talk about democracy, but cultivate the dictatorship of capital ; who expand on democracy, but cultivate the dictatorship of capital; who sound off on security, but kindle wars; who promise to fight terrorism but sow discord and war.
Only a world of equal peoples, social justice, the brotherhood of working people and socialism can safeguard the humanity against Fascism, terrorism and war.
No to imperialism, Neo-Nazism, anti-communism and terrorism!
We will not allow the world to be blown up! No pasarán! They shall not pass!
May the world of labor, socialism and friendship among peoples triumph!
Long live international solidarity of working people!