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

Behind the Bastards

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The Book Club Libertarian Machno

Nestor Machno was a Ukrainian anarchist who wanted to make sure the state didn't tell him what to do. He met with his old friends in Gulliye Poliyi and told them about libertarianism. By peer force of personality, he convinced neighbors to establish a local peasants union. This inspired different groups within the village to organize - metal workers and woodworkers had their own unions.

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