A free anarchist society and region of 7 million people was established between 1918 - 1921. For all those on the left that dismiss anarchist history as minoritarian you should educate yourself. The Makhnovists said they supported free worker-peasant soviets[6] and opposed the central government. Makhno called the Bolsheviks dictators and opposed the Cheka [secret police]... and similar compulsory authoritative and disciplinary institutions. He called for [f]reedom of speech, press, assembly, unions and the like.[6] The Makhniovists called various congresses of soviets, in which all political parties and groups - including Bolsheviks - were permitted to participate, to the extent that members of these parties were elected delegates from worker, peasant or militia councils. By contrast, the Bolshevik territory, by mid-1918, no non-Bolsheviks were permitted to participate in soviets, the decisions of which were also all subject to Bolshevik party tutelage and veto.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:56:35 +0000
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