Nick Heath

Content by or about Nick Heath, a British anarchist, retired library worker, historian and member of the Anarchist Communist Group. He is the author of The Idea: Anarchist Communism, Past, Present and Future, published 2022.

Nick Heath

Ravelli, Michel, 1924-2006

A short biography of French teacher and Trotskyist-turned-anarchist communist, Michel Ravelli.

Pérez Navarro, Joaquín, 1907-2006

A short biography of Spanish anarchist and last surviving member of the Friends of Durruti, Joaquín Pérez Navarro.

Bossière, Roger, 1922-2006

A short biography of French anarchist and internationalist Roger Bossiere.

1919-1945: The Proletarischer Zeitgeist

A short history of the radical German workers' newspaper Proletarischer Zeitgeist from its birth in the AAUE union through its political…

Glaser, Georg Katharina, 1910-1995

A short biography of worker, autodidact, writer, anarchist and anti-Nazi German Georg Katharina Glaser.

Franco Serantini

Serantini, Franco, 1951-1972

A short biography of Italian anarchist Franco Serantini, who was murdered by police during an anti-fascist demonstration.

Anarchist communism in Britain, 1870-1991

The AF outlines the history of anarchist communism in the UK from the Socialist League in the 1800s through the Anti-Parliamentary Communist…

Ba Jin

Ba Jin, 1904-2005

A short biography of anarchist, author and "grand old man of Chinese literature", according to The Guardian, Ba Jin.

Russell Blackwell.

Blackwell, Russell, 1904-1969

A short biography of American Communist-turned anarchist Russell Blackwell who travelled to Spain during the Civil War.

Marti, Vicente, 1926-2006

A short biography of Spanish anarchist Vicente Marti who fought in the resistance to Franco and was involved in the anarchist movement in France.

The UK anarchist movement - Looking back and forward

Nick Heath reflects on his experiences in the UK anarchist movement since the 1960s, and the lessons on organisation and politics he finds valid for anarchists today.

1892-1894: The prison revolt and massacre at Cayenne

A short history of the brutal repression at the Cayenne island prison camp in French Guyana. A rebellion against a prisoner's murder was followed by a massacre of anarchists by the authorities.