biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Friedetzky, Heinrich, 1910-1998

Heinrich Friedetzky was a German anarchist who preserved his beliefs despite the experiences of Nazism, prison and concentration camps.

Storione, Lawrence 1867-1922

A short biography of Lawrence Storione, miner and founder of the Anarchist Communist League in Fife.

Aniela Wolberg

Wolberg, Aniela Franciszka 1907-1937

A short biography of Polish anarchist Aniela Wolberg.

Wilkens, Jack (1897-1936) aka Vilkens aka Ivan aka Jaime Salan aka J Galan aka Manuel Fernandez Alvar

A short biography of the shadowy and mysterious figure of Wilkens, intrepid Spanish anarchist who was one of the first in Western Europe to offer serious criticisms of the Bolsheviks.

Lev Zadov

Zadov, Lev Nikolaevich aka Zinkovsky aka Leva aka Levka the Bandit 1893-1938

Short biography of Lev Zadov, anarchist communist, metalworker and (in)famous organiser of the…

Viktor Belash.

Belash, Viktor Fedorovich aka Bilash 1893-1938

A short biography of Viktor Belash. Ukrainian anarchist communist, railway worker, and brilliant strategist of the Makhnovist movement.

Harragan (Harrigan), James

A short biography of James Harragan, anarchist shoemaker and link between the old Chartist movement and the newly emergent anarchist movement.

Werner, Wilhelm (1859-1939) aka The Elephant

A short biography of Wilhelm Werner, one of the pioneers of German anarchism.

Etta Federn

Federn, Marietta aka Etta 1883- 1951

A short biography of Etta Federn, Austrian litterateur, anarchist and educationalist.

Nowak, Franz (1983-1945) aka Zigeuner (Gypsy)

A short biography of Franz Nowak, German anarchist murdered by the Nazis

Czakon, Paul (1896-1952) aka Max aka Maximo Mas

A short biography of Paul Czakon, anarchist active in Upper Silesia who fought in Spain.

Huppertz, Willy 1904-1978

A short biography of Willy Huppertz, who kept alive the flame of German anarchism.