biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Asnin (left) Ivan Vishnyakov, April 1917. Members of Shlisselburg Gunpowder Works’ militia

Wild and notorious: Asnin, Shlema Aronovich (1884/1885-1917)

A short biography of Shlema Asnin, colourful anarchist remembered for his role in the June-July days…

Anton Pannekoek (1873 - 1960)

Impastato, Giuseppe, 1948-1978

A short biography of Giuseppe Impastato, a communist anti-Mafia activist who was murdered by the crime organisation in 1978, but was originally…

Illustration of Bakunin by Clifford Harper

The political philosophy of Bakunin: scientific anarchism - G.P. Maximoff

Part of the series of biographies of Mikhail Bakunin. From the scattered writings of Bakunin, G.P…

The example of Sneevliet - Wilebaldo Solano

A short biographical sketch of the life of Henk Sneevliet, Dutch trade unionist, socialist, and internationalist opponent of both world wars,…

Karl Plättner

Plättner, Karl (1893-1945)

As important as Max Hoelz in the history of the German Revolution, Karl Plättner lacked Hoelz’s talent for self-publicity but was as much a rebel…

El Combate

Garcia, Vicente (1866-1930) aka Palmiro aka Martin Zalacain

A short biography of Vicente Garcia, one of the first Spanish anarchist communists, also active in…

Pepita Laguarda

Laguarda Batet, Pepita (1919-1936)

A short biography of the Spanish anarchist militia woman Pepita Laguarda

John Olday

Olday, John, 1905-1977, aka Arthur William Oldag aka Fredrick Frostick aka Frank Allen aka Willi Freimann, aka Michael Peterson

A short biography of Scots-German anarchist John Olday

Rudolf Michaelis

Michaelis, Rudolf aka Michel aka Hans Bronner (1907-1990)

A short biography of German anarchist Rudolf Michaelis

Emma Tenayuca with strikers in 1938

Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 pecan shellers' strike

A short account of the life of Emma Tenayuca and the Texas pecan shellers' strike of largely Hispanic workers in which she played a leading role.

Bernardo Melacci

Melacci, Bernardo (1893-1943)

A short biography of Italian anarchist Bernardo Melacci