Hi folks,
The Makhnovchtchina was an anarchist army that appeared during the Russian Revolution and was initially successful enough before being double crossed by the communists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Insurrectionary_Army_of_Ukraine
It lasted a good few years and, being anarchist, had a distinct project, quite apart from Leninist communism.
Looks to me like they were anarcho-syndicalist, in the line of Proudhon.
So here you go, how would you make them last a bit and what would be the consequences? Would the Western Countries fear Anarchist Uprising more than a Red Uprising? Could they be economically successful?
It's rare enough to see large scale anarchist movements like that (Only ones I can think of are some Spanish Republicans and some strands of the Commune, but both were absorbed with other elements) so figured it'd be an interesting question!
The Makhnovchtchina was an anarchist army that appeared during the Russian Revolution and was initially successful enough before being double crossed by the communists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Insurrectionary_Army_of_Ukraine
It lasted a good few years and, being anarchist, had a distinct project, quite apart from Leninist communism.
Looks to me like they were anarcho-syndicalist, in the line of Proudhon.
So here you go, how would you make them last a bit and what would be the consequences? Would the Western Countries fear Anarchist Uprising more than a Red Uprising? Could they be economically successful?
It's rare enough to see large scale anarchist movements like that (Only ones I can think of are some Spanish Republicans and some strands of the Commune, but both were absorbed with other elements) so figured it'd be an interesting question!