Schneider, Ernst Wilhelm, (1883-1963) Aka Ikarus A short biography of the German revolutionary seaman Ernst Schneider
Theses on the role of the party in the proletarian revolution - KAPD The KAPD’s Theses on the Party were written in July 1921 to be discussed not only in the party but…
Schwab, Alexander aka Sachs, 1887 -1943 A short biography of council communist and organiser of underground networks, Alexander Schwab, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.
Weiland, Alfred, 1906-1978 A short biography of council communist, organiser of underground network, Alfred Weiland, kidnapped by the East German state in the post war…
Lenin’s Infantile Disorder. . .and the Third International - Franz Pfempfert Franz Pfempfert comments on Lenin's infamous pamphlet, Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder.
The lessons of the “March action” - Herman Gorter The Lessons of the “March Action” - Gorter’s last letter to Lenin
Programme of the Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD), 1920 May 1920 programme of the party, with appended background and information notes
Preliminaries on councils and councilist organization - René Riesel A look at workers' councils and the historical contexts in which they were created. A useful…
Bernard Reichenbach:The KAPD in retrospect - An interview with a member of the Communist Workers Party of Germany A former member of the anti-parliamentary, councilist KAPD describes his…
Anti-Bolshevist Communism in Germany - Paul Mattick The council-communist Paul Mattick looks back at the German revolution he participated in.
Hoelz, Max, 1889-1933 A short biography of German communist Max Hoelz, known as the Red Robin Hood for his daring acts expropriating from the rich to distribute to…
Appel, Jan, 1890-1985 A short autobiography of Jan Appel, aka Jan Arndt, a German libertarian communist and shipyard worker who most famously hijacked a steam ship to…