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Trotskyist lies on anarchism: Felix Morrow on Spain
Article from Black Flag debunking myths of the libertarian Spanish Revolution from American Trotskyist Felix Morrow.
Trotskyist Lies on Anarchism
Anarchism, Heterosexism and Secular Religions
A critical response to a letter about "gay issues" in the anarcho-syndicalist union CNT's newspaper.
Anarchism, heterosexism and secular religions
Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936
A biography of legendary Spanish anarchist and Civil War fighter Buenaventura Durruti.
To reduce to a few hundred words the life story of an almost mythic figure is not an easy task. It can be said, without fear of exaggeration, that Buenaventura Durruti symbolised in his person the courageous struggle of workers and peasants in that country, and more specifically symbolises the spirit of Spanish anarchism.
Sabate Llopart, Francisco, "El Quico", 1915-1960
A short biography of Sabate - the most famous and one of the most tenacious fighters in the armed resistance to Franco. Surviving longer than many other guerrillas, he finally succumbed to the bullets of the Civil Guard in 1960.
Francisco Sabaté Llopart (known as 'El Quico') was born 30 March 1915 in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat in Barcelona.
Montes, Jose Perez 'Pepin', 1915-1947
A biography of Jose Perez Montes, 'Pepin', a Spanish anarchist who fought in the Civil War and then set about organising the clandestine resistance.
Jose Perez Montes
Nicknamed 'Pepin', born 2nd October 1915 - Santander, Spain, died October 1947 - Spain
1939-1945: Spanish Resistance in France
An account of the activity of Spanish anarchist and anti-fascist exiles in the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France. Tens of thousands were forced to flee Spain following fascist victory in the Civil War.
Forgotten Heroes
Victorio, José Siliceo, 1906-1934
A short biography of widely-respected anarchist militant in pre-war Spain, José Siliceo Victorio.
José Siliceo Victorio
Born 1906 - Bienvenida, Spain, died, 1934 - Oran Algeria
Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
George Orwell's famous 1938 account of the Spanish Revolution and Civil War, from his point of view as a volunteer in the POUM militia.
Though the POUM were socialists, he wrote "as far as my purely personal preferences went I would have liked to join the Anarchists."
His vivid descriptions of classless anarchist Barcelona following the revolution and terrorised Stalinist Barcelona after the counter-revolution are a timeless reminder that a 'revolutionary state' is a contradiction in terms.
1939-1965: Armed resistance to Franco
An account of the underground guerilla armed struggle of anarchists and anti-fascists against General Franco's regime following the Civil War.
The rattle of the Thompson gun
1868-1936: Anarchism in Spain
A history of the anarchist and workers movements in Spain from its origins in the late 19th century up to the start of the Civil War.
The Spanish branch of the International Workingmen's Association (with Marx, Engels and the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin amongst the founders) was numerically the most substantial section of the International, with 50,000 members. It trod the paths of Bakuninism laid down by the Italian delegate Fanelli.
