Spanish civil war

CNT-FAI militant at the Bakunin barracks, Barcelona, August 28, 1936

CNT-FAI militant at the Bakunin barracks, Barcelona, August 28, 1936

The war and the revolution are indivisible

War or revolution: The dilemma of the Spanish Civil War – Rudolf De Jong

A short essay by the former director of the Spanish Section of the International Institute of Social…

Spanish anti-fascist prisoners in Chorley

Spanish anti-fascist ‘prisoners of war’ in Lancashire, 1944–46

Fascinating and detailed paper by Richard Cleminson examining the appalling treatment of Spanish…

Kelkaj Konsideroj pri la 53-a Universala Kongreso de Esperanto - Eduardo Vivancos

Eduardo Vivancos kriktkoj de la UEA Kongreso en Madrido 1968, kaj la influis de Franco. El https:/…

Socialism from Below: A History of Anarchism

A short history of Anarchism both as a philosophy and as a movement, written during World War II.

POUM headquarters

How the NKVD framed the POUM

An extract of the memoirs of Jesús Hernández, a leading member of the Spanish Communist Party and minister in the republican government during…

Martha Wüstemann

Wüstemann, Martha (1908- 1992) aka Martha Lewin aka Julia Alino

A short biography of the German anarchist Martha Wüstemann

Manuel Escorza del Val

The Echo of the Crutches: An Essay on Manuel Escorza del Val – Víctor Malavez

The first installment of a planned series of articles on Manuel Escorza del Val and the espionage…

Renée Lamberet

Lamberet, Renée (1901-1980)

A short biography of French anarchist militant and historian Renée Lamberet

Durruti en la labirinto - Miguel Amorós

Biografio pri la vivo de Buenaventura Durruti.

Collectivised transport during the revolution

Lessons of the Spanish Revolution - Vernon Richards

A critical account and assessment of the Spanish civil war and revolution, particularly focusing on the successes and failures of the anarchist…

Bowie, Orwell, and John Cornford

Bowie’s Bow: 6 Ways David Bowie Is Connected to the Spanish Civil War

Exploring hidden connections between David Bowie and the Spanish Civil War, via George Orwell, John…

Masera, Pedro (1877- 1938)

A short biography of the Spanish anarchist miner Pedro Masera, murdered by the Francoists in 1938