biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

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.

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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…

Herman Gorter (1864-1927), theoretician of left wing communism

Gorter, Herman, 1864-1927 obituary - H. Canne Meijer

Obituary of Dutch Council communist and poet, Herman Gorter.

Asimos, Nikolas (1949-1988) Athens’ anarchist troubadour

Nikolas Asimos, born Nikolaos Asimopoulos, was the greatest troubadour of the anarchist movement in…

Chicho

Ferlosio, Chicho Sánchez (1940-2003)

A short biography of the Spanish anarchist militant, poet and songwriter Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio

Voldemar Antoni as a boy

Antoni, Voldemar Genrikhovich aka Volodya aka Zaruthustra aka Grigori Andreivich Lyapunov, 1886-1974

A short biography of Voldemar Antoni, mentor of revolutionary leader Nestor Makhno…

Luis Andres Edo

Edo, Luis Andres, 1925-2009

A short biography of Luis Andres Edo, one of the last historic figures of the Spanish anarchist organisations CNT-FAI.

John Dos Passos

Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970

A look at the life and works of John Dos Passos , one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

Diego Camacho aka Abel Paz

Paz, Abel aka Diego Camacho, 1921-2009

A short biography of anarchist militant and historian Diego Camacho aka Abel Paz