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Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado

Behind the Bastards

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Machno and the Red Army

Machno and his men were engaged in often constant battle with the Red Army. Guyae Poi again changing hands multiple times. The Red Army invades and tries to fight them. Whenever Machnivist towns and cities are retaken, the Cheka carries out purges and massacres. Numerous attempts were made to assassinate Machno but all failed. He winds up in Paris where he would spend his last years as an exile.

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