The Russian Anarchists, Paperback/Paul Avrich
Descriere
In the turmoil of the Russian insurrection of 1905 and civil war of 1917, the anarchists attempted to carry out their program of ``direct action``--workers' control of production, the creation of free rural and urban communes, and partisan warfare against the enemies of a free society. Avrich consulted published material in five languages and anarchist archives worldwide to present a picture of the philosophers, bomb throwers, peasants, and soldiers who fought and died for the freedom of ``Mother Russia.`` Including the influence and ideas of Bakunin and Kropotkin, the armed uprisings of Makhno, the activities of Volin, Maximoff, and the attempted aid of Berkman and Emma Goldman. Paul Avrich is a retired professor of history at Queens College.
Despre autor
Paul Avrich a fost un istoric american specializat în mișcarea anarhistă din Rusia și Statele Unite ale Americii, în secolele al XIX-lea și începutul secolului al XX-lea. A predat la Queens College, City University of New York, pe tot parcursul carierei sale, din 1961 până la pensionarea sa ca profesor distins de istorie în 1999.
