biographies

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

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

Marin, Enrique Martinez 'Quique'

Martinez Marin, Enrique 'Quique', 1927-1949

Brief biographical information about Spanish anarchist and anti-Franco guerrilla movement fighter Enrique Martinez Marin, 'Quique'.

Bleikhman, Iosif, 1868-1921

A short biography of Russian anarchist-communist sent to a Bolshevik labour camp, Iosif Bleikhman.

Biard, Roland, 1942-1998

A short biography of French anarchist militant and historian, Roland Biard.

Marie Louise Berneri

Berneri, Marie Louise, 1918-1949

Marie Louise Berneri was a leading member of the Freedom Group during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and until her early death.

Boesiger, Andre, 1913-2005

The biography of a veteran Swiss anarchist militant

Barker, Tom, 1887-1970

After emigrating to New Zealand and joining the IWW, Tom Barker became an organiser for the syndicalist union, he organised the Auckland general…

Jaime Balius Mir.

Balius Mir, Jaime, 1904-1980

A short biography of Spanish anarchist, civil war fighter and editor of the Friends of Durruti paper, Jaime Balius.

Giovanni Marini

Marini, Giovanni, 1942-2001

A biography of Italian working class poet, writer and anarchist Giovanni Marini, caught up in Italy's Strategy of Tension and unjustly convicted…

Peter Arshinov

Arshinov, Peter, 1887-1937

A short biography of Russian revolutionary anarchist and protagonist of the Ukrainian Makhnovist movement, Peter Arshinov.

Masini, Pier Carlo, 1923-1998

A short biography of Italian anarchist historian Pier Carlo Masini.

Baj, Enrico, 1924-2003

A biography of the Italian anarchist and painter Enrico Baj. Well known in Italy, he was finally beginning to become known in France as well though his name had never really been known in Britain.

Gerard Melinand

Melinand, Gerard, 1952-2000

A biography of French anarchist print worker and militant Gerard Melinand.