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Ideologies / Anarcho-Communist / Nestor Makhno
Nestor Makhno — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1888–1934 · Ukraine · Revolutionary commander

Nestor Makhno

The Free Territory

Anarchism in arms during the civil war.

Reformist Anarcho-Communist →
Economic−93
SocialistMarket
Governance−90
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+45
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The Ukrainian peasant commander who carved a stateless anarchist 'Free Territory' from the Russian Civil War, fighting both the Whites and the Bolsheviks who finally crushed it.

social

Egalitarian peasant radicalism.

economic

Peasant and worker self-management of land and production.

governance

Defended a stateless 'Free Territory' against White and Red armies alike.

Notable for
  • Led the Makhnovshchina
  • Anarchist Free Territory in Ukraine
  • Black-flag insurgent army
free-territoryself-managementinsurgency
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