“Destroy the Makhno movement” - The Bolsheviks’ secret war against Nestor Makhno and his insurgents - Volodymyr Horak How the Bolshevik state intelligence services tried to destroy the Makhnovist…
Nestor Makhno. The Last Years of Living Abroad - FISU After Nestor Makhno and others from the Makhnovist movement were forced into exile in 1921 they…
Makhno, Nestor, 1889-1934 A short biography of anarchist and guerrilla leader Nestor Makhno, who led the anarchist Insurrectionary Army of the Ukraine, known as the…
The warrior: Nestor Makhno, the bandit who saved Moscow - Max Nomad Biography of the Ukrainian anarchist guerrilla leader from Max Nomad's book, Apostles of Revolution…
An unsolved mystery: the "diary of Makhno's wife" - V.N. Litvinov V.N. Litvinov analyses and disputes the alleged diary of Makhno's wife and its allegations about the…
Anti-Semitism and the Makhnovists Malet finds that - despite false allegations - Makhno was not anti-Semitic and that incidents of anti-Semitism among the Makhnovists were less…
Makhno: the impressions of a French journalist - Stéphane Roger Among the many enemies facing the Ukrainian anarchists in the Russian Civil War were the French…
My visit to the Kremlin - Nestor Makhno The Ukrainian peasant Nestor Makhno visited Moscow in June, 1918 and had extensive interviews with the Bolshevik leaders Sverdlov and Lenin. This…
Biographie - Nestor Makhno 1889-1934 Nestor Makhno – 25/07/1934 Une courte biographie de l’anarchiste, meneur de guérilla Nestor Makhno, qui a mené l’armée d’insurrection d’Ukraine,…
Book Review- 'Nestor Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter' A review of a graphic novel about the life of Ukrainian Anarchist Nestor Makhno.
Antoni, Voldemar Genrikhovich aka Volodya aka Zaruthustra aka Grigori Andreivich Lyapunov, 1886-1974 A short biography of Voldemar Antoni, mentor of revolutionary leader Nestor Makhno…
Chapter 07: The long retreat of the Makhnovists and their victory; Execution of Grigor'ev; Battle of Peregonovka; Rout of Denikin's troops; Period of freedom
The struggle against the state and other essays - Nestor Makhno An anthology of articles by Ukrainian libertarian communist and guerrilla fighter Nestor Makhno
A Communist Left Critique of Platformism (Part I): The Makhnovshchina Many over the years have pointed out the apparent similarities between Platformism and the Communist…
The Makhnovists and the Mennonites: war and peace in the Ukrainian Revolution This is a story about massacres that occurred in Southern Ukraine between 26th October and 7th…
Nestor Makhno in the Russian civil war Early 1980s British perspective about Makhno and the Makhnovists, this is a sympathetic examination of their tactics and activity.
Russian anarchists and the civil war - Paul Avrich Paul Avrich discusses the position of anarchists during the Civil War in Russia, including Makhno in the Ukraine and the repression of anarchists…
The Makhno Movement and Opposition within the Party An article from the 1960's journal Obsolete Communism, the Left-Wing Alternative, about the history of the Makhnovist movement and the attention it had received at the time.
Amongst a Sea of National Flags, a Flag of Anarcho-Communism, Belgrade “Death to All Who Stand in the Way of Freedom for the Working People” was the war cry emblazoned on…
The Makhnos of memory: Mennonite and Makhnovist narratives of the civil war in Ukraine (1917-1921) - Sean David Patterson A really interesting Masters thesis on the relationship between Mennonites and…
Lyuty, Isidor (Petya) Efimovich (1896-1919) A short biography of the intrepid anarchist communist and Makhnovist Isidor Lyuty.
The Ukrainian roots of the 1936 Spanish revolution This article from the CNT-AIT of France looks at the connections between the Makhnovshchina and the anarchist revolution in Spain.
Stalinism’s loyal opposition - The counter-revolutionary politics of Trotsky This article was originally written to refute lies about the history of 20th century revolutionary…
Chapter 06: The Makhnovshchina (contd.); Grigor'ev's revolt; The Bolsheviks' first assault on Gulyai-Pole
Book Review: The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America & No Harmless Power: The Life & Times of Ukrainian Anarchist Nestor Makhno Book Reviews from Rebel Worker Vol.42 No.2 (237) Sept. - Oct. 2024 The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America: A Historical Review and Personal Reminiscences by Joseph Cohen & No Harmless Power: The Life & Times of the Ukranian Anarchist Nestor Makhno by Charlie Allison
Lepetchenko, Ivan and Alexander A short account of the lives of the Lepetchenko brothers, Alexander and Ivan, who fought with the Makhnovists.
Nestor Makhno: The Life of an Anarchist - Victor Peters A fantastic account of the anarchist-communist partisan Nestor Makhno by Russian-born historian…
Yakov Ozerov and the guilt of Trotsky A short biography of the Maximalist Yakov Ozerov, Makhnovist chief of staff.
Matrosenko, Anton Dmitrievich (1888-1921) A short biography of Anton Matrosenko, anarchist communist and active in Makhnovist cultural activities
Nikiforova, Marusya, 1885-1919 Biography of Ukrainian anarchist guerrilla who fought with the Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine.
To the Jews of all Countries- Nestor Makhno In response to frequent accusations of anti-Semitism and leading pogroms against Jewish settlements in the Ukraine Nestor Makhno began a series of appeals to Jewish press and societies asking for verifiable information.
1917-1921: The Ukrainian Makhnovist movement The history of the revolutionary movement in the Ukraine - the anarchist Makhnovists - at the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Zadov, Lev Nikolaevich aka Zinkovsky aka Leva aka Levka the Bandit 1893-1938 Short biography of Lev Zadov, anarchist communist, metalworker and (in)famous organiser of the…
The Greek Makhnovists A short account of the role of the Black Sea Greeks in the Makhnovist movement.
Zuychenko, Nazar Semenovich, 1887/8-1938 A short biography of Nazar Zuychenko, one of first members of Gulyai Poye Anarchist Communist Group, persecuted by the Soviet authorities
Nestor Makhno: Anarchy's Cossack - Alexandre Skirda The phenomenal life of Ukrainian peasant Nestor Makhno provides the framework for this breakneck account of the downfall of the Tsarist empire…
The Russian revolution in Ukraine (March 1917 - April 1918) - Nestor Makhno Ukrainian anarcho-communist revolutionary Nestor Makhno's history of the revolution in Ukraine and…
The Petrenko incident: an opening shot in the attack by the Bolsheviks on the Revolution A short account of the attack by the Bolsheviks on the detachment led by the revolutionary Petrenko in May 1918 at Tsaritsyn.
Kharlamov, Vasiliy Antonovich (1899-1964) A short biography of Vasily Kharlamov, Makhnovist and close friend of Nestor Makhno.
Marchenko (Shevchenko), Alexei Ivanovich (1892-1921) A short biography of the Makhnovist commander Alexei Marchenko
Veretelnik, Boris, c,1889?-1919 A short biography of Boris Veretelnik , Left Socialist Revolutionary and then anarchist and Makhnovist
Proletarian insurrection in Ukraine, 1918-1921 - ICG The ICG on the revolutionary uprising in Ukraine.
Makhno's philosophers - John Manifold A poem from John Manifold, imagining academics falling in with the Makhnovist rebels...
The Brothers Parkhomenko: a tale of the Russian Civil War The story of the Parkhomenko brothers, symbolic of the fratricidal struggle of the Russian Civil War
A Communist Left Critique of Platformism (Part II): The Platform and its Disciples In Part I we examined the Free Territory, or Makhnovshchina, the revolutionary movement in Southern…
Chuchko, Ivan Minovich, 1893-1938 A short biography of Ivan Chuchko, Makhnovist commander hounded by the Soviet authorities for many years.
Ranko, Maxime, 1905-1952: the man behind the name A short biography of Maxime Ranko, real name Benjamin Goldberg (1905-1952), later to be known as Jerzy Borejsza, ardent Platformist, then pillar…
Piven, Dimitri (1885-1970) A short biography of anarchist communist Dimitri Piven, who shared a prison cell with Makhno.
Under the Blows of the Counterrevolution: April-June 1918 This is the second volume of Nestor Makhno's memoirs, originally published in France in 1936 and…
The Maslakov mutiny and the Makhnovists on the Don, 1921 An account of the Maslakov mutiny in the Red Army which threw the Bolsheviks into consternation.
Summons - Nestor Makhno This poem by Nestor Makhno was written when he was 23 years old and had been in prison for two years for "illegal subversive association."
The Makhnovshchina and Anti-Semitism- Nestor Makhno A series of complaints about the pervasiveness of the allegations that the Makhnovschina where anti semitic and a list of the efforts gone to to disprove them.
Krat, Filipp Mefodiovich (or Mikheevich) 1885/1886-1921) A short biography of Filipp Krat, anarchist communist and Makhnovist.
The Poltava uprising against the Bolsheviks, 1920 A short account of the large scale uprising against the Bolsheviks throughout Poltava province in the Ukraine.
Nikiforova, Marusya, 1885-1919 - Nick Heath A short biography of Russian anarchist guerrilla and orator Marussia Nikiforova, who fought in the Russian Civil War following the 1917…
Who are the Makhnovists and what are they fighting for? A statement by the Cultural Educational Section of the Insurgent Army (Makhnovists), 27 April 1920.
Ivanyuk, ?-1921 A short biography of Ivanyuk, independent-minded Makhnovist commander, who died in the last major battle of the movement.
Over the fresh grave of comrade N. Rogdaev - Nestor Makhno Nestor Makhno's eulogy for the anarcho-communist revolutionary Nicolai Rogdaev is also a lament for the fate of Russian anarchism.
Nestor Makhno: A Theoretician of Anarcho-Syndicalism? A short piece reflecting on the Anarchism and Syndicalism section of the Organizational Platform of the Libertarian Communists by Makhno and co. Also riffing on the 19th and early 20th century anarchist workers' movement.
The Ukrainian Revolution (July - December 1918) The third volume of Nestor Makhno's memoirs, first published in 1937; this is the first appearance of the work in English, published by Black Cat…
The final purging of the Makhnovists 1937-1938 A short account of the repression that fell on old members of the Makhnovist movement in 1937-38.
Vasilevsky, (Tchaikovsky) Grigori Semyonovich (1892/3-1921) A short biography of Makhnovist Grigori Vasilevsky
Malcolm Archibald: 50 years of Black Cat Press In this interview conducted by Sean Patterson, the founder of Edmonton’s anarchist publishing house, Malcolm Archibald looks back on its legacy.
The Raven #13: Anarchists in Eastern Europe An issue of The Raven from January 1991 including articles on Anarchists in Eastern Europe, Nestor Makhno and anarchism in Ukraine, Chomsky's…
History of the Makhnovist movement, 1918-1921 - Peter Arshinov The full text of Peter Arshinov's definitive history of the revolutionary Ukrainian guerrilla…
The third revolution? Peasant resistance to the Bolshevik government Nick Heath on the wave of rebellions and uprisings of rank-and-file Russian workers and peasants…
Nestor Makhno memorial coin issued by Ukrainian central bank Images of a memorial coin for Ukrainian anarchist guerrilla leader, Nestor Makhno. Nominal cost of…
Volin (Eichenbaum, Vsevelod Mikhailovich) aka Voline, 1882 -1945 A short biography of Volin (Voline) Russian anarchist and one of the founders of the anarchist…
Zhechev , Georgi (1897-1965) A short biography of the prominent Bulgarian anarchist communist and literary figure Georgi Zhechev.
About the platform (In reply to A project in anarchist organisation) - Nestor Makhno A debate about 'Platformism'.
Belash, Viktor Fedorovich aka Bilash 1893-1938 A short biography of Viktor Belash. Ukrainian anarchist communist, railway worker, and brilliant strategist of the Makhnovist movement.
Dermenzhi (Dermendzhi), Petr, aka Batko Dermenzhi (around 1880-1921 A short biography of Dermenzhi, Potemkin mutineer, Makhnovist commander and anarchist communist.
Slaughter or slander? Notes on the Albert Meltzer-George Woodcock conflict London anarchist Albert Meltzer was a longstanding critic of non-revolutionary and ‘intellectual’ trends described as ‘new anarchism’ or ‘militant liberalism’ (depending on your point of view). Part of this was his conflict with the Canadian writer George Woodcock. I want to examine that conflict and when and how it arose in particular.
The Idea of Equality and the Bolsheviks- Nestor Makhno Eight years after the Russian Revolution rival leaders of the Bolshevik party attack the very idea…
17. Open Letter to the Spanish Anarchists Makhno expresses his solidarity with the Spanish working class libertarian movement of the 1930s.
Edetkin, David Chaimovich aka Skitalets (The Wanderer) (1893- 1937) A short biography of David Edetkin, active in the Russian anarchist underground
