Nestor Makhno--anarchy's Cossack
Title | Nestor Makhno--anarchy's Cossack PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Skirda |
Publisher | AK Press |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781902593685 |
The phenomenal life of Ukrainian peasant Nestor Makhno (1888-1934) provides the framework for this breakneck account of the downfall of the tsarist empire and the civil war that convulsed and bloodied Russia between 1917 and 1921. Mahkno and his people were fighting for a society "without masters or slaves, with neither rich nor poor." They acted towards that idea by establishing "free soviets." Unlike the soviets drained of all significance by the dictatorship of a one-party State, the "free soviets" became the grassroots organs of a direct democracy - a living embodiment of the free society - until they were betrayed, and smashed, by the Red Army. Delving into a vast array of documentation to which few other historians have had access, this study illuminates a revolution that started out with the rosiest of prospects but ended up utterly confounded. More than just the incredible exploits of a guerilla revolutionary par excellence, Skirda weaves the tale of a people, and the organizations and practices of anarchism, literally fighting for their lives.
The Struggle Against the State & Other Essays
Title | The Struggle Against the State & Other Essays PDF eBook |
Author | Nestor Ivanovich Makhno |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
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Forced to flee by the Bolsheviks, he eventually ended up in exile in Paris. Marginalized and impoverished, in poor health as a result of wounds sustained in fighting against the Whites and the Bolsheviks, and time spent in prisons inside tsarist Russia before the Revolution and in Eastern European prisons en route to exile afterwards, Nestor Makhno wrote occasional essays in self-vindication and in vindication of the peasant insurgent movement that bore his name.
Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War
Title | Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Malet |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1982-06-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1349044695 |
The Weight of the Stars
Title | The Weight of the Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Agustín Comotto |
Publisher | AK Press |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2022-03-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 184935409X |
Octavio Alberola has spent over eighty years thinking, living, and formulating his life from an anarchist perspective. He belongs to a generation of protagonists in some of the twentieth century’s most notable events: the Spanish Revolution, the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, the internal conflicts of the international anarchist movement, and the great social struggles around the world. He was exiled to Mexico as a youth, and knows the precariousness of a life lived underground. His acquaintances include García Oliver, Che Guevara, Cipriano Mera, Federica Montseny, Félix Guattari, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Régis Debray, Stuart Christie, Rigoberta Menchú, and Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. In this remarkable, layered biography, Agustín Comotto sits you at the feet of a veteran militant, as content to recall dramatic exploits as to discuss art, physics, family life, or political history. Born in 1928 and active in social struggles since he was a teenager, Alberola conveys hard-earned lessons. Most important of all: never countenance pessimism.
History of the Makhnovist Movement, (1918-1921)
Title | History of the Makhnovist Movement, (1918-1921) PDF eBook |
Author | Petr Arshinov |
Publisher | Freedom Press (CA) |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
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It was in prison in 1911 that Peter Arshinov established a close personal and political friendship with Makhno, which continued after their release following the February Revolution in 1917. In 1919 Arshinov became Makhno’s secretary, and remained with the Makhnovists until 1921. In 1922 he settled in Berlin and published the Russian edition of his story. Arshinov’s history of the Makhnovists is undoubtedly the most important source work available. Includes an introduction by Voline, and excellent prefaces by Fredy Perlman (the original translator, and publisher, of the work in English), and Nicolas Walter (to the original Freedom Press edition). It’s about time this was available again!
Makhno - Ukrainian Freedom Fighter
Title | Makhno - Ukrainian Freedom Fighter PDF eBook |
Author | Philippe Thirault |
Publisher | Humanoids, Inc. |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2022-03-22 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1643376969 |
The spellbinding true story of the infamous Ukrainian anarchist and revolutionary.
Ready for Revolution
Title | Ready for Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Agustín Guillamón |
Publisher | AK Press |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2014-01-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1849351430 |
Seeing the writing on the wall, one of Spain's largest unions began secretly arming workers throughout the country. The anarcho-syndicalist union evolved from overseeing workers' defense to organizing armed resistance to the Fascist coup. From there, it administered entire militias and finally coordinated industrial self-management and food distribution, leading a revolution within the Spanish Civil War. A fascinating new history and a lively narrative of ordinary men and women making history. Agustín Guillamón is an independent historian and the author of The Friends of Durruti Group, 1937–39 and The Committees Revolution.