1930s
Jaime Balius and The Friends of Durruti
An account by Pablo Ruiz of his contact and activity with Jaime Balius in the Spanish Civil War and Friends of Durruti group, written after Balius's death in 1981
Sbardellotto, Angelo Pellegrino, 1907-1932
A short biography of Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, Italian anarchist and coal miner who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Benito Mussolini but was arrested and executed.
Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto
Born 1 August 1907 - Mel, Italy, died 17 June 1932 - Rome, Italy
The French Stay in Strikes of 1934-36
The French stay-in strikes (1934-36)
1929-1939: 25 Concentration Camps in England - ICG
The recurring theme of forced work for the unemployed.
1936-1938: The Workers of the Paris Region During the Popular Front - Michael Seidman
The Birth of the Weekend and the Revolts Against Work: Workers of the Paris Region During the Popular Front (1936-38)
Michael Seidman
The Birth of the Weekend and the Revolts Against Work: Workers of the Paris Region During the Popular Front (1936-38) in PDF Format (4.2MB)
Collectives in the Spanish Revolution - Gaston Leval
Detailed account of worker-controlled agriculture in revolutionary Spain during the civil war.
COLLECTIVES IN THE SPANISH REVOLUTION
by Gaston Leval
Published by Freedom Press, London, 1975
Text from anarchosyndicalism.net
"The Barricades Must Be Torn Down": Moscow-Fascism in Spain - Paul Mattick
Mattick ponders the then-recent events of May 1937 - when the counter-revolutionary consequences of the CNT and POUM's compromises with bourgeois democracy and Stalinism became deadly reality.
Industrial Collectivisation during the Spanish Revolution - Deirdre Hogan
Although it was in the countryside where the most far-reaching
anarchist socialisation took place, the revolution took place in the
cities and the towns too. At that time in Spain almost 2 million out
of a total population of 24 million worked in industry, 70% of which
was concentrated in one area - Catalonia. There, within hours of the
An account of agrarian collectives in Aragon - Augustin Souchy
An account of the workings of rural agricultural collectives in Aragon, revolutionary Spain, 1936-39
The Tragic Week in May: the May Days Barcelona 1937 - Augustin Souchy
An account of the fighting in Barcelona in May 1937 when the Communists consolidated their hold on power and turned decisively against the anarchists and revolutionary workers
