A popular uprising that turned into a pogrom Following a brawl between Russian and Chechen mafia, a popular assembly adopted a fascist resolution for a pogrom. A later anti-fascist attack on fascist leaders resulted in several arrests.
Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 A short biography of legendary anarchist Emma Goldman, "one of the most dangerous in America" according to J. Edgar Hoover, first director of…
Bakunin, Mikhail, 1814-1876 Part of the series of biographies of Mikhail Bakunin. A short biography of Russian anarchist, often described as the founding father of…
Mett, Ida, 1901-1973 A short biography Ida Mett, Russian anarchist and author of The Kronstadt Commune about the uprising against the new Bolshevik dictatorship…
1900-1923: Anarchism in Siberia A history of anarchism in Siberia, until its demise in the Bolshevik counter-revolution. It had many similarities with the Makhnovist movement.
The Cold War, 1940-1989 - Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky explains the nature of the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union before its collapse in 1989.
1921: The Kronstadt rebellion The history of the rising of the naval town of Kronstadt in Russia by workers and sailors supporting the original aims of the 1917 Revolution…
The Kronstadt Uprising of 1921 - Lynne Thorndycraft The story of the Kronstadt revolt, compactly told, a decisive moment in the Bolshevik counter-revolution.
1905: The Russian Revolution A short history of the first unsuccessful Russian Revolution of 1905. Following the 'Bloody Sunday' massacre, a general strike paralysed the…
Zhelezniakov, Anatoli, 1895-1919 - stormy petrel A short sketch of the life of a young Russian anarchist sailor who, in collaboration with the Bolsheviks and others, was on hand to disperse both…
Russia 1917 - Wildcat,1985 Originally a contribution to the conference held by UK Wildcat on the Russian revolution and its implications today [i.e. 1985].
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…