Mahkno was an anarchist and commander of the black army. Anarchists argue they were a revolutionary force who were crushed by the red army because they didn't fit into the Bolsheviks nation building project.
An ML can give you the other side, but what I usually hear is that the black army orchestrates a mutiny in the red army after the retreat from Ukraine, undermining the war effort. This is as far as I can tell true, but doesn't seem a big deal because all the mutineers joined the black army.
Makhno’s “communes” were never very successful and few in the countryside ever participated
Makhno destroyed trains & wrecked equipment that needed to be preserved
this is largely why figures like Kropotkin advocated for the nascent Soviet states & criticized anarchists in their overzealous actions& lack of foresight
Makhno's bandits also committed pogroms and sent runaway locomotives against oncoming trains & generally were a pain in the side of revolution. While they may have helped to hold back the Whites and Hetmanate in places, the anti-communism and sectarian nature of Makhno's approach ensured that chaos would continue longer than it should have in these areas
“We anarchists have talked much about the revolution, but how many have ever taken pains to prepare for the actual work during & after the revolution? The Russian Revolution has demonstrated the imperativeness of such preparation of practical reconstructive work”
Mahkno was an anarchist and commander of the black army. Anarchists argue they were a revolutionary force who were crushed by the red army because they didn't fit into the Bolsheviks nation building project.
An ML can give you the other side, but what I usually hear is that the black army orchestrates a mutiny in the red army after the retreat from Ukraine, undermining the war effort. This is as far as I can tell true, but doesn't seem a big deal because all the mutineers joined the black army.
Makhno’s “communes” were never very successful and few in the countryside ever participated
Makhno destroyed trains & wrecked equipment that needed to be preserved
this is largely why figures like Kropotkin advocated for the nascent Soviet states & criticized anarchists in their overzealous actions& lack of foresight
Makhno's bandits also committed pogroms and sent runaway locomotives against oncoming trains & generally were a pain in the side of revolution. While they may have helped to hold back the Whites and Hetmanate in places, the anti-communism and sectarian nature of Makhno's approach ensured that chaos would continue longer than it should have in these areas
Source? Genuinely curious
“We anarchists have talked much about the revolution, but how many have ever taken pains to prepare for the actual work during & after the revolution? The Russian Revolution has demonstrated the imperativeness of such preparation of practical reconstructive work”
https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/sections/britain/periodicals/communist_review/1922/04/emma_goldman.htm
Thanks!
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