A review of Paul Avrich’s classic account of The Russian Anarchists, pointing out certain flaws in it. It appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review Volume 5 Number 2 (Summer 2025)
(more…)Category: Peter Kropotkin
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The Legacy of Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921)
Written to mark the 100th anniversary of Kropotkin’s death. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 83 (Summer 2021)
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Review: Kropotkin and the Anarchist Intellectual Tradition
A review of a flawed account of Kropotkin’s ideas which does not include recent research. It appeared in Anarchist Studies, Volume 26 Number 1 (Spring 2018)
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The Dilemma of Leninists: Research or Regurgitation?
A review of a book by a leading Trotskyist which shows his ignorance of anarchism. It shows the flaws within his account of Bakunin and Kropotkin plus discusses the roots of a mentality which allows someone to write about a subject (anarchism) which they clearly known next to nothing about. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 90 (Fall 2024)
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The London Dock Strike of 1889
An account of the London Dock Strike of 1889 written to mark its 125th anniversary and discusses its impact on the anarchist movement. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 63 (Winter 2015) and includes a translation of one of Kropotkin’s articles on the striking written whilst it was happening.
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