biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Letter from Schreiber to Landauer

Schreiber, Otto, 1868-1917: victim of the war “for liberty and democracy”

A short biography of German anarchist Otto Schreiber, who was active in London for many years.

Ba Jin (l.) Lu Jianbo (r.)

Lu Jianbo 卢剣波 (1904 - 1991)

A short biography of Chinese anarchist veteran Lu Jianbo

Love and capital - Mary Gabriel

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution

Pano Vassilev

Vassilev, Pano, 1901-1933

A brief biography of the Bulgarian anarcho-syndicalist, Pano Vassilev, author of 'The soviets idea' (1933).

Lewin, Arthur (1907-1976)

A short biography of the German anarchist Arthur Lewin, active in Spain and France.

Izak Aufseher

Aufseher, Izak, “Isidor” “Issy” (1905-1977)

A short biography of Izak Aufseher, anarchist active in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland

Klose, Helmut (1904-1987)

A short biography of Helmut Klose, German anarchist and hobo who fought in the Spanish civil war.

Kille, Albert (1896-1937?)

A short biography of Albert Kille, German language anarchist who fought in Spain.

Illfeld on left

Illfeld, Egon aka Ginez Garcia, 1914-198?

A short biography of the German Jewish anarchist Egon Illfeld, who fought in the Spanish civil war and was imprisoned by the Stalinists.

Tony Gibson: the face of Brylcreem

Gibson, Tony, 1914-2001 - Donald Rooum and Rufus Segar

2001 biography from The Guardian of anarchist member of the Freedom group, conscientious objector…

Johann Sebastian Trunk

Trunk, Johann Sebastian, 1850-1933

Short biography of transnational anarchist Johann Sebastian Trunk, by Jared Davidson.

Nastia

Galaieva, Anastasia Ivanovna aka Nastia aka Stepanova (1885-1925)

A short biography of the Ukrainian anarchist Anastasia Galaieva, hounded by the Bolsheviks despite…