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

Behind the Bastards

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Makhnos's Retort

By September, Makhnos army had been pushed back 600 kilometers from Gulliai Poliyi. They'd been fleeing for like 400 miles of solid retreat, which is exhausting. So he rouses his exhausted fighters by telling them, Hey guys, this whole retreat has just been a play to overextend Dinnikens men. And now they're in a position where we can fuck them up. He orders his soldiers to face the enemy and leads them in a cry of liberty or death.

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