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Matiushenko, Afanasy Nikolaevich 1879-1907

Battlescarred — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:09:13 +0000

Afanasy Nikolaevich Matiushenko
Also spelled Afanasiy Matyushenko, born 1879 - Kharkov, Russia, died 20 October 1907 - Sevastopol, Russia

The Potemkin mutineer
Afanasy Matiushenko was the son of peasants from Kharkov province in the Ukraine. He was born in 1879, in the village of Dergachi. His father had to give up the unrewarding work of farming to become a shoemaker.

Scotland: Dockers strike over pensions

Steven. — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:47:30 +0000

The Daily Record reported that more than 600 workers - almost all those in the yard at the time-took part in the wildcat strike.

They are furious at changes to their pension scheme.

Babcock International, who run the yard, have told workers they will have to pay more into the scheme but will receive smaller pensions when they retire.

Pirate utopias: Under the banner of death, 1640-1820

ftony — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:57:01 +0000

"In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour; in this, Plenty and Satiety, Pleasure and Ease, Liberty and Power; and who would not ballance Creditor on this Side, when all the Hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sower Look or two at choaking. No, a merry Life and a short one shall be my Motto" - Pirate Captain Bartholomew Roberts.(1)

1931: The Invergordon mutiny

Steven. — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:34:13 +0000

The government attempted to supress all memory of the strike, and although the strikers won partial concessions, the cuts were still imposed and many sailors were punished for taking part.

1680-1730: Pirates and Anglo-American piracy in the Atlantic

Steven. — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:18:08 +0000

On the afternoon of the 26 July 1726, William Fly walked the steps of the Boston gallows. Unlike his fellow condemned, Fly had shown no fear at his fate. The great and the good who had gathered to see the pirate die were uncomfortable: he was not playing his agreed part in the moral drama. But, as Fly neared the rope, their fears it seemed were unfounded.

1919: The Calais mutiny

Steven. — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:21:19 +0000

As the end of World War I was nearing, the British Army was being used more extensively in France, as the French military had largely disintegrated due to widespread mutiny. However, as time progressed, British soldiers were proving equally unwilling to fight and to obey.

1918-1930: Mutiny and resistance in the Royal Navy

Steven. — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:06:01 +0000

Whilst the mutinies in the German and French Navies in the First World War have been well documented little information is available concerning the British Royal Navy. There was, however, considerable talk of mutiny at Portsmouth, in the summer of 1918.

1961-1973: GI resistance in the Vietnam War

Steven. — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:01:09 +0000

The GI anti-war movement within the army was one of the decisive factors in ending the war.

[i]An American soldier in a hospital explained how he was wounded: He said

Mutinies - Dave Lamb

libcom — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:49:07 +0000

MUTINIES

by Dave Lamb

Kronstadt Izvestia

libcom — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:20:44 +0000

Izvestia of the Provisional Revolutionary Committee of Sailors, Soldiers and Workers of the town of Kronstadt - Issues 1-14, March 3-March 16, 1921.

Sometimes spelled: Isvestiia, Isvestia, Izvestia, Izvestiia, Isvestiya]

Translated by Scott Zenkatsu Parker and edited by Mary Huey