Belarus
Mett, Ida, 1901-1973
A short biography Ida Mett, Russian anarchist and author of The Kronstadt Commune about the uprising against the new Bolshevik dictatorship following the Russian Revolution.
Ida Mett
Born Ida Gilman, July 1901 - Smorgon’, Russia, died 27 June 1973 - Paris, France
Interview: Anarchism, the USSR, alternative media and Belarus
The Anarchist Federation interviews two members of the Belarusian Anarchist Federation (BAF).
The AF recently hosted a meeting of the International of Anarchist Federations. Two comrades, Pauluk and Maryna, from the BAF, an organisation applying to join the International, attended the meeting and made a presentation on the situation in their country at the 2005 London Anarchist Bookfair.
Belarus - clampdown continues
Belarus anarchists report on the new powers being demanded by the increasing repressive President Lukashenko.
On December 2 the House of Representatives passed amendments to the Criminal and Procedural criminal codes intensifying responsibility “for actions directed against person and public security”. The bill was put to the parliament on behalf of the President and marked as “urgent”.
