Gutman, [Gotman] Iosif I. aka Iosif the Emigrant, 1890-1920 A short biography of Russian Jewish anarchist Iosif the Emigrant who was a strong advocate of close cooperation between the anarchist movement and the Makhnovists
Kobets, Grigori (or Ryhor) 1900-1990 A short biography of celebrated Belarussian playwright Grigor Kobets, who fought with the Makhnovists.
Taratuta, Olga Ilyinichna 1876-1938 (real name Elka Golda Elievna Ruvinskaia) A short biography of Olga Taratuta the “grandmother” of the Russian anarchist movement and a founder…
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…
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.
Doubinsky, Jacques, 1889-1959 A short biography of Ukrainian Jewish anarchist and Makhnovist Jacques Doubinsky, who was also active in France and Bulgaria.
Makhno, Nestor, 1889-1934 A short biography of anarchist and guerrilla leader Nestor Makhno, who led the anarchist Insurrectionary Army of the Ukraine, known as the…
1917-1921: The Ukrainian Makhnovist movement The history of the revolutionary movement in the Ukraine - the anarchist Makhnovists - at the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Nikiforova, Marusya, 1885-1919 - Nick Heath A short biography of Russian anarchist guerrilla and orator Marussia Nikiforova, who fought in the Russian Civil War following the 1917…
The strategy and nature of Bolshevism The final chapters of Gabriel and Dany Cohn-Bendit's book Obsolete Communism, the Left-Wing Alternative, which deal with the theory and practise…
Proletarian insurrection in Ukraine, 1918-1921 - ICG The ICG on the revolutionary uprising in Ukraine.
The third revolution? Peasant resistance to the Bolshevik government Nick Heath on the wave of rebellions and uprisings of rank-and-file Russian workers and peasants…
