Taratuta, Olga Ilyinichna 1876 (?)-1938 (real name Elka Golda Elievna Ruvinskaia, aka Babushka ,Valia, Tania, D.Basist
Submitted by Battlescarred on May 7 2009 11:07
A short biography of Olga Taratuta the “grandmother” of the Russian anarchist movement and a founder of the Anarchist Black Cross
Zhuk, Iustin Petrovich 1887-1919
Submitted by Battlescarred on May 6 2009 22:04
A short biography of Iustin Zhuk, an heroic figure of Russian anarchism
Russian Revolution 1917 - further reading guide
Libcom's guide to further reading around the subject of the Russian revolution and counter-revolution of 1917 to 1921.
Zadov, Lev Nikolaevich aka Zinkovsky aka Leva aka Levka the Bandit 1893-1938
Submitted by Battlescarred on Aug 18 2008 11:09
Short biography of Lev Zadov, anarchist communist, metalworker and (in)famous organiser of the Makhnovist intelligence corps.
Belash, Viktor Fedorovich aka Bilash 1893-1938
Submitted by Battlescarred on Aug 18 2008 08:37
A short biography of Viktor Belash. Ukrainian anarchist communist, railway worker, and brilliant strategist of the Makhnovist movement.
Trotsky, the Left Opposition and the Rise of Stalinism: Theory and Practice - John Eric Marot
Through a critical examination of the limits of SWP guru Tony Cliff's analysis, Marot demolishes the popular myth that Trotsky and his Left Opposition within the Bolshevik Party in Russia were, during the 1920s, a heroic attempt to defend working class interests against a Stalinist 'socialist construction' and repression that they disagreed with. An effective factual antidote to leftist and ICC-type left-communist apologetics for Trotsky and Trotskyism's anti-working class character in Soviet Russia.
Gorelik, Grigorii aka Anatolii, 1890-1956
Submitted by Battlescarred on Jan 6 2008 18:17
A short biography of Grigorii Gorelik, Ukrainian anarchist participant in the Russian Revolution.
Yarchuk, Efim, 1882 or 1886-1937
Submitted by Battlescarred on Jan 6 2008 13:50
A short biography of Efim Yarchuk, who played an important role in the rebellious town of Kronstadt.
From the bourgeois to the proletarian revolution - Otto Ruhle
Written in 1924, this pamphlet charts the development of the Russian and German revolutions, and attempts to point forward from the failure of these two major events, analysing the role of the parties and the trade unions in their respective failures.
1919-1922: The Workers’ Opposition
Submitted by Ed on Sep 20 2007 16:49
A short history of a group within the Russian Communist Party that struggled against the increasing party bureaucracy and for trade union control over industry which, by 1922, had been forcibly disbanded by the party.
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