Anarchist Encounters : Russia in Revolution Paperback / softback
by Emma Goldman, Gaston Leval, Angel Pestana, Jack Wilkens
Paperback / softback
Description
There was a general rejoicing when the regime of Tsar Nicholas II fell in February 1917, a new era of liberty dawned.
But what would come next?This book presents sketches of encounters in the new Russia.* Emma Goldman relates her experiences of daily life, her meeting with Peter Kropotkin and tells the story of the life of Maria Spiridonova, a famous SR activist who escaped from a mental hospital where she had been locked up.* Gaston Leval and Angel Pestana were members of a delegation from the Spanish CNT union and reported back on what they found, especially how trade unions functioned with policeman keeping order in union meetings.
Armando Borghi tells of a meeting with Victor Serge.* Jack Wilkens wrote a series of articles for the French journal Le Libertaire.
They tell of how Soviets functioned, of how workers live, of working conditions for men and women and of rural life
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:The Merlin Press Ltd
- Publication Date:25/10/2017
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- ISBN:9780850367348
Information
-
Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:The Merlin Press Ltd
- Publication Date:25/10/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780850367348