biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Marie Pitt

Marie E.J. Pitt, 1869-1948

A short biography of Australian radical poet, feminist and ecologist Marie EJ Pitt, written by PD Gardner. We reproduce the article in its…

Buenaventura Durruti (1896-1936)

Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936 Une biographie de l’anarchiste espagnol légendaire et combattant de la guerre civile espagnole Buenaventura…

Elisabeth Dmitrieff

She stood on the barricades - Robyn Karina

A brief account of Elisabeth Dmitrieff, an eager revolutionary from Russia, and her journey in organising thousands of working class women during…

Joseph Ettor

Joseph Ettor, 1885-1948

A short biography of Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Joseph Ettor, written by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.

Salvadora Carmen Medina Onrubia

Medina Onrubia de Botana, Salvadora Carmen, 1894-1972

A short biography of Argentinian feminist anarchist poet and writer Salvadora Carmen Medina Onrubia…

Krasnoyarsk anarchists

Kaminsky, Vladimir Konstantinovich (1889 or 1891-1920)

A short biography of Vladimir Kaminsky, active in Ukraine and then in Siberia

Askarov, German Karlovich (1882-1937?) (real name Iakobson) aka Herman Kleiner, German, Oskar Burritt

A short biography of anarchist German Askarov, a leading light in the Russian anarchist movement.

Silvestrov

Silvestrov, (Seliverstov) Nikolai Grigorevich (1896-1937)

A short biography of Russian anarchist Nikolai Silvestrov

Fyodor Drugov

Drugov, Fyodor Pavlovich (1891-1934)

A short biography of Fyoor Drugov, istrumental in storming of Winter Palace, anarchist and Chekist

Zhebenev, Petr Ivanovich (1879-1938)

A short biography of Russian anarchist Petr Zhebenev, active in the Urals

Kharkhardin, Ivan Vasilyevich (1899- after 1939)

A short biography of the Russian anarchist Ivan Kharkhardin

Stetzenko, Stepan Pavlovich (1899-1937)

A short biography of Ukrainian anarchist Stepan Stetzenko