biographies

Biographies of revolutionaries, radicals, historical figures and working class activists.

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Hermann Hahn

Hahn, Hermann (1907-1941)

A short biography of the German anarchist building worker Hermann Hahn

Members of Petrograd Military Revolutionary Committee

Bogatsky, Genrikh Markovich (1889-after 1923?} aka Heinrich Bogatzki

A short biography of Russian anarchist Genrikh Bogatsky

Madeleine Lamberet

Lamberet, Madeleine (1908-1999)

A short biography of French anarchist and artist Madeleine Lamberet

Renée Lamberet

Lamberet, Renée (1901-1980)

A short biography of French anarchist militant and historian Renée Lamberet

Singh, Makhan (1913 – 1973)

Biography of Makhan Singh, who translated Marx's Capital while in detention in India, was a central figure in Kenya's early trade union movement…

A Historical Background to The Bulgarian Anarchist Movement

A short summary of the history of the Bulgarian anarchist movement

Tinko Simov

Simov, Tinko (1887-1935)

A short biography of the Bulgarian anarchist guerilla Tinko Simov

Aida Basevich

Basevich, Aida Issakhorovna (1905-1995)

A short biography of the Russian anarchist Aida Basevich

Great Lives - Louise Michel

An audio biography and discussion of the life of Louise Michel.

Sara Berenguer

Berenguer, Sara (1919-2010)

A short biography of Sara Berenguer, Spanish anarchist

Arif Dirlik

In memoriam: Arif Dirlik (1940-2017)

An obituary for Arif Dirlik, noted author on Chinese anarchism who passed away on 1 December, written by Rebecca Karl, one of his former pupils.

Piotr Siuda

Siuda, Pyotr Petrovich (1937-1990)

A short account of the life of Piotr Siuda, Novocherkassk striker and later anarcho-syndicalist.