biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Thau, Ta Thu, 1906-1945: Vietnamese Trotskyist Leader

A short biography of Vietnamese socialist Ta Thu Thau, written by Ngo Van Xuyet.

Émile Pouget.

Pouget, Émile, 1860-1931

Paul Delesalle's biography of Emile Pouget, a major influence on the development of early anarcho-syndicalism.

(l. to r) Stepan, Svirid and Petro Kotsur

Kotsur, Svirid (Spiridon) Dementiyovich, 1890-1920

A short biography of Svirid Kotsur and the independent soviet republic of Chyhyryn.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx - Karl Korsch

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Left communist Karl Korsch's detailed biography of Karl Marx.

Anna Garaseva in the 1920s-30s

Garaseva, Anna, 1902-1994, and Tatiana, 1901-1997+

A short account of the lives of the Russian anarchist sisters, Anna and Tatiana.

Antifascist youth in 1935, Wafner sitting centre front row

Wafner, Kurt, 1918-2007

A short biography of German anarchist Kurt Wafner.

Gültig, Karl, 1906-1992

A short biography of the German anarchosyndicalist Karl Gültig.

Nikiforova, Marusya, 1885-1919

Biography of Ukrainian anarchist guerrilla who fought with the Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine.

Williamson, George, 1939-2007

Obituary of Scottish activist, libertarian socialist and Solidarity member, George Williamson, a.k.a. James Finlayson.

Volin, 1882-1945 - Rudolf Rocker

A short biography of Russian anarchist, Vsevolod Mikhailovich Eichenbaum, commonly known as Volin, by Rudolph Rocker.

Luisa Capetillo

Capetillo, Luisa - a biography

Short biography of Puerto Rican anarchist, feminist and labor agitator.

Silentnight picket line banner

Gee, Charlie - A working class hero

Charlie looks back at his youthful experiences as a militant hippy factory worker and shop steward in 1970s & 80s northern England. Part 2 deals…