anarchists
Articles about the lives of the men and women who helped to build the international anarchist movement.
Failla, Alfonso, 1906-1986
A short biography of inspirer of the Siracusa uprising, fighter in the resistance and a key figure in the rebuilding of the Italian anarchist movement after World War II, Alfonso Failla.
Alfonso Failla was born in Siracusa, Sicily on 30th July 1906. He was drawn to the anarchist movement and was heavily involved in the activity of the movement.
Domaschi, Giovanni, 1891-1945
A short biography of courageous anarchist and veteran escapee, Giovanni Domaschi who was tortured and had an ear severed before dying in the Dachau death camp.
Giovanni Domaschi was born on 30th December 1891 at Verona, the son of poor peasants.
They were never able to feed their eight children adequately, and three of them died young.
His hard life alerted him at an early age to social injustice and he began to see that the world was divided into two camps, the rich and the poor, those who rule and those who produce wealth.
Götze, Ferdinand 'Nante', 1907-1985
A short biography of German anarcho-syndicalist, Ferdinand Götze, who was also active in Sweden and Spain.
Ferdinand Götze was born in Leipzig on March 28th, 1907, the son of the FAUD stalwart Anna Götze.
Götze, Anna, 1875-1958
A short biography of anarchist and German revolutionary Anna Götze.
Anna Götze was born in 1875. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party from 1897 up to 1917 and with the end of the war and the Revolution was one of the founders of the Spartakusbund. At the beginning of the 1920s she moved to a clear anarchist position and joined the FAUD. She worked as a folder in the printing industry.
Lohstöter, Jürgen, 1947- 2006
A short biography of a founder of the German ORA and activist of the anarcho-syndicalist FAU, Jurgen Lohstöter.
Jurgen Lohstöter was born on December 23rd 1947 in Hamburg.
Caleffi, Giovanina, 1897-1962
Biography of Italian anarchist Giovanina Caleffi aka Giovanna Berneri, who, as well as being involved in anti-fascist resistance during the Second World War and helping rebuild the Italian anarchist movement after it, was also the wife of Camillo Berneri and mother of Marie Louise and Giliana Berneri.
Giovannina Caleffi aka Giovanna Berneri
Born Gualtieri, Italy 4 May 1897, Died Genova Nervi, Italy 14 March 1962
Mollie Steimer, 1897-1980 - Paul Avrich
The life of Mollie Steimer, a Jewish anarchist in New York who opposed the First World War, and later lived in exile in France and Mexico.
Mollie Steimer: An Anarchist Life
By Paul Avrich
Jin, Ba obituary, 1904-2005
Obituary in the Guardian of Chinese author and anarchist Ba Jin, on Tuesday October 18, 2005 by John Gittings
Ba Jin:Chinese writer who made the journey from anarchism to Mao and back again
Sakae, Osugi, 1885-1923
A biography of Japanese anarchist Osugi Sakae.
1. Ōsugi and Bakunin
Soto, Antonio, 1897-1963
A short biography of Spanish anarchist Antonio Soto, who was heavily involved in the Argentinian revolutionary movement and the FORA in the 1920s.
“You are workers, labourers, continue the strike for final victory, for a new society where there will be neither poor nor rich, a society without weapons or uniforms, where reigns joy, respect for the human being, where nobody will have to kneel because there will be neither those in cassocks nor superiors”
- Antonio Soto at the last general assembly of the Patagonian strikers.
