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

Behind the Bastards

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Nestor's Best Friend on Death Row

Nestor Makno was sentenced to death for the murder of a detective. He refused to beg for mercy telling his defense lawyer: "These rascals have sentenced us to death" Nestor's best friend and comrade on death row was a guy named Igor Bandarenko, which is another incredible Ukrainian name. The two spent months on death row before their sentence was commuted.

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