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The Allnicaet,hIWMA e anthde Clwiaths Mha rx . . 23 ........ .... ............... VITh.e FeedralIWMAi:s tA pogaeneDd e mis.e. ... . . ..32 .. ... .... ....... .... ...... ... .. VIIP.r opadgaba ynD eeadn "dA narocnht yhP ea yroll." 42 ......... ................. VIIAIn.ti -OrgiaonniizasanttBdso mbe.r.s. .. ... 52 ......... .. ..... .............................. IX.F rothme F reCeo ntrtaotc ht"e A narcWhoriksetr s' Par(tCyG 1)" 60 ...................... .............................. ........................................ X.Th e Indiavildiu,s ttsRhues sRieavnlo utoifo1 n95 0a nd the CongroefAs msi e(n1s9 0.6.). .............................7...1. . ............................... XITh.e InetrntiaonAanla rcChoinsgtr ienAsm ss ter(d91a0m7 .). ......... 80 XIILi.be rtairinta hCneGs T a nd Ithlel eg(aBloinsantnosdt Comapnyi)nA c tio.n. ...................................................9 ...4.. ....................... XIIThIe. S acrUendi oann 'd'Th eWar toE ndA lWarls " . 150 ................... ....... XIV. The "MiraogfSe o vietainsAndma "r chiisnCm r is..i..s. ....1.1.6. ............ XV. The OrganizaPtiltfoaonraomlf t h Dey eTlrou dGar ou.p. .....1..2..6. ...... XVI.Th e Controvearbsotyuh tPe la tfor.m. ......................1.36 . . . .. . . ........ .. .. .. . XVIITh.e CNT-AIF i nS paiinn1 93-6193.9. ..............................1....5....0... ....... . XVIII. TheB aOnPtdh FeC L (LibaerriCtaonm munFiesdtae trio.n.). 1.6.3. .... XIX. Lighattth eE ndo f Tthuen nMealy:1 96.8. .....................1...7. .3.. ............ XX. MatchEinndgs and .M.e.a.n..s.. ..................183 ........ . ... .. ... ... . ............ . .. .. .. Textansd Documents 186 ................. ............................ ........................................... Introduction 186 ................. ...................... ............................................. DocumeNnot. 1 :T heP robloefmO rganizaatnidto hneN o tion ofS ynthesis 188 ........... ......................... ......................... ......................... DocumeNnot.2 :T heG rouopfR ussiAanna rchiAsbtrso ad TheO rganizatPiloantafloo rftm h eG eneraUln ioonfA narchists (Draftj)u,n 2e0 ,1 926 192 ................................ ................................... DocumeNnot.3 :S upplemteotn hteO rganizatPiloantaflo rm (QuestainodnA sn swerNso)v,e mb2e,r1 926 215 ............................... DocumeNnot.4 :T heG rouopf R ussiAanna rchiAsbtrso ad RepltyoA narchism's ConPfaursiiAsou,ng iuss1tt9s 2,7 225 .............. DocumeNnot. 5:P iotr Ars-hTihneoO vl da ndt heN ewi n Anarchi(sRme ptloyC omradMea latesta) 238 .................................... DocumeNnot. 6:T he" NabaOtr"g anizaitnti hoenU k raine, 1919-1920 245 ..................... ............................... .................................. DocumeNnot. 7:M ariIas idi-nOer ganizaatnidPo anr ty 248 ........ DocumeNnot8. :P iotArr shin-oEvl emenOtlsda ndN ew inA narchi(sAmR epltyoM ariIas idine) 257 ..................................... DocumeNnot. 9:G eorgFeosn tenoints h eO PE 261 ............................ DocumeNnot. 1 0:T heG rouPKer onstaPdatr.i s DraftL ibertaCroimamnu nisOtr ganizatPiroinnacli ples 268 ............ DocumeNnot.1 1R:e volutiAonnaarrcyh Oirsgta znaiti(oOnRA ) 272 ... Listo fB ibliogrNaapmheisc . 281 ................................................................... ......... ''Tloa thye foundatfiootrnhs e l iberotyfi ndividbuyao lrsg anizing thei nitiaotfthi ev mea sses." -P. J.Pr oudhoCno,n fessoifao Rnesv olutio1n8a4r9y , "Ih avteh isst aunbcehl itehfat th eti mef othre oretical diisnc ourse, prinotrth rougthhe spokewno rdh,a sp asseOdv.e rt hep asnti ne yearwisth,i nt heI nternatmioorneia dle atsh awne rnee edetdo r es cueth e worldw ered evisedi,fi deawse rea ltlh awte ren eedetdo saviet a,n d1 c hallenagney onteoc omeu pw itahn ewo ne. The timef oird eaissp asti,ti sn ow tifmoedr e edasn da ction. Whatc ountasb ovael ell steo daiysth e organizaotifto hnef orcoefs the proletaBruitsa utc.oh r ganizamtuisotbn et he dooifthn eg p role tariiatts elf." - MikhaBiaklu ninL,e ttteort heC omradoefts h Jeu rFae deration, 1873 "What weh avteo g eti ntoou rn oggiinst hawte c ane xpecntos up portO.n loyu rb icecpasn s euts fr ee." - EmilPeo ugeLte,P erPee inarOdc,t ob1e8r9 4 "Anarchiisns omts omeb eautifudlr eams,o mep hilosopahbisctraalc tionb,u ta s ocimaolv emenotfth e toilmiansgs eFso.r t havte yr rea soni,ht a st og arneirtf so rcienst oon eb roaodr ganizactoinosnt antly actinags r ealaintydth e stratoefgt yhse o cial sctlrausgsrg elqeu ire." - The OrganizatPiloant/aolro mft heG roup ofR ussiAanna rchiAsbtrso a1d9,2 6 "Iwitll ber eadialpyp recitahtaeItdc annorte maiinn dfiefretnott he nonchalaanncdne e gligecnucrer enotbltayi niinnog u rc irclOensth .e one haintpd r,e venthtes c reatoifoa nc oherelnitb ertacroilalne ctive that wouldan arecnhaibsltteso tak e thepirro peprl acienth e revolu tioann,d o nth e otheri,tp ermiat msak ing-dwioth finep hrasaensd granndo tiownhsi,ls eh yinagw ayw hena ctiioscn a llfeord. .R.e.s pon sibilanidty c ollecdtiivsec ipslhionueln do tc ausael artmh:e ayr et he felltroawv eleorfths e practoifcs eo ciaanlar chism." - NestoMra khnoO,n R evolutiDoinsacriyp l1i9n2e6, "Ar evolutioonragrayn izaitsfii rosnat n df oremosmte aan osf e f fectivaec tiboyn t hep roletairnii tapstr oceosfsl iberatainodn , cannoetv erre presaenne tn di ni tseIltif sa. c atyasltr adicalizing thes truggwlaegse da,l ivilnagb oratoofer xyp erienacnedas n aly sesa, f orufmo cro mparisionnfso,r matliioani,sa onndc oordina tioInt.es s sentrioalilest oe choc,e ntraalnidzm ea kee xemplary allth e militwaonrtka chievedi tmsbe ym bers." - The GroupKer onstaPdatr,i1 s9,7 1 I.T HE BANKRUPTCY OF SOCIALISM AND THE SETBACKS OF ANARCHISM The ageo fm oderrne volutwiaosun ssh erienbd y the FrReenvclohu tion. Itc asatl onsgh adow otvheewr h olnei neteecnethn tur.Thy us,o therB astilles weres tormaendd g,r adaullbyy,d inotfm aster-straonkdie nss urrecctuilons, minatiinntg h ee xtarordineafrefyr vesceonf1c 8e4 a8n dt her isionftg h eP aris Communien 1 87t1h,er e volutiovniasrityoo no skh apSei.n cteh eni,ts su pport ersh aveb eenc easselslyep reoccupwiitethhd e prospeocfti str se alizatino. Now,l otosfd ifficulhtaiveecs o met ol igohvte thre a ttempatnsdth e experi mentcso nductoenid t bse hlafTh.e se reseiqdueal liynd evisinpgr eacsia s e definitaispo nos sibolfei tosb jcetivaensdi nt hep lottionfag s tratteogb yr ing thesea bout. Thus,w hilthei sc entuirsdy r awintgo ciotnsc luasnidoo nu ghatc,c ording tot hep redictoifso onmseo ft hesseo cia"lpirsotp hettohs a,v"we i ntesstehde attianmentt hoe"f e mancipaotifho unm ankinwde,a "r ei n pao stiions ttaot e, witohufte aro fc ontradiacltaitsoh,na t,th ep romistheastt hicse ntuirnys pired ati tbse ginnhianvgne o tb eehno nodr.eI np articuiltia srb ,ec ominmgo rea nd morea ppartehnattt h eex rtaordintaercyh noloangdi sccaile ntifidce velopment that mhaarsk eodu rti mesh as brought odnilsya pbpiottienrtm oertrn atgsi c disislilounmetnotht o sew hos taktehde ihro pes for liberatiaodn upon such vanceIsnt. h ef acoeft heo bstinaocyff actHsi,s tohraysm arked tiamnedg one intaos pin otnosl kyii dne verdyi rectiWhoenn.e veirt msa skh asf allaewany i,t hasb een notithcaetat bhlege r and pretloru edveoslo unht aivbe eefno llowed byp aloer,d inadrayws n. Inv ieowf s ucdha wnsfar, fr omr adiaanntdc horaarlw,ee t oc oncluthdaet thev ernyo tioonfs ocirale voluhtaisbo enc omoeb soleAbtseo?l utneoltSy.p eak ingf oor urselwveea sr,ec onvinctehda ittr emainisn,s tethaed s,o lper ospect foarg enunielhyu manseo cieAtyn.dth isr egarsdslo efth e nitpickers, obscu rantisatnds b rainwasohfee rvse rtyyp e:i ns piotfe hfiaosnasn df adtsh,e s o cialist disMguairsxseits- Leannidcn riismtse ;d espithteer enedgeasfro mt heir clasthse, i ndfefirenatn dth e apolitikcnaolw -nothiwnhgois magitnhea thte y cane scaupnes catbhyeh do ldianlgo froofm s ociwaalr fa.r e But haorwew et oe xplaaiwna yt hed eviatiaonndr epeated sestubfacks feredb yth e revolutioindaerayil tfal,s l i ntdoi sgraancedt he" glaolblnye ga tiv"ve erdipcats saegda inistt a bl ya rgsee gmentt hoeef a rtph'osp ulatiThoen ? I .HTE BANKRUPTCY OF SOCIALISM corraencstw teort hawto ulrde quaip rreo traacntdme idn ustcer utoifan y wholsee rioeffs a ctaonrddsi spairnafltuee nWceeh so.pu el timattoce olnyd uct sucahn i nqu,bi urftyo nro ww,e s hamlalk deo w itohf feringv eyarc ofnew, densceodm ments. Firosfat l tlh,e wraes a c ertcaoinnfu ssiuornr ountdhivene ygrn otioofn revoluStioocni.ai ldeioslto tgouoiekats s s ynonymsooumse timetsh "ewr iitghh t tow ork("14 88,)s ometiwimtehts h weo rkerri'gsth ott hfuel plr oduocfh ti s lab,ot rhewni tmhe rrea tioorngaaln izoafat s ioocni oefpt ryo ducoerer vse,n , firsatn df oremporsitco,or n quoefts htpe o weorfth es taThtee .o bjebceti tnog setth tei lolfse orc ifeoatrc y o urssuei tteotd h ien teroefts ht"esm onsutm erous anlda rgcelsat-s"ts h per olet-abruiitanf t a ecnttr ustiittnot g hc ea roefth ose chargweidtr he preseint"tshi insgt coarlilciTh nigst. r"e fnods tetrheeedm er gencoefa n ew" socialitshtCe"a pciltaalosifEss x:tp ste riosreb rain-workers. Whenevoenrel ooaktst hree suolftt h idse ep-seiantfeadt uwaitthii non dustrgiraolwt ohn,fie n dtsh aitht a bsr ougthhtwe o rkeornts h ger ouonndl y crumbrse,n dertihnelgio rct e,tr ainmloyr,be e aratbhlaebn e fobrueet,v eyr whiatsp recaraiswo eut so,d caayn reaapdpirleycTh iiasat sep.i rtaotmi eorne "adminisotftr haitnibgoysng " o o"dg overnoafmn ecneh" a bse edne pendent int hmei ndosfs ociaalnidts htesai cro lyutpeoasn" catastraonpahliyossfti "s theev olutitorneaonrfdty h cea pitsaylsitsThetem .l atbteeirnd ge stibnye d, therierc nkionfgo,ar ne arglrya vaest, h vei ctoifim tc so untcloenstsr adictions, altlh awta sn eedweadsp atieanncdte h abte catmhece a rdivniarltuo ef" scien tific"s ociaIlotiu sgmth.ot b es tataendsd t restsheadt ctrheiwesad ss h ariend , ad iffefroernbmty,a narchainhsdot nse rsetv olutiowneallra isbe yas g ,o oadsl y numbeorfp roletaHreinacbneys,c. o ntrast,i mtphaetiiaren ndthc eei sro me whanta ibveel iinae s fp ontaneroeuvso luatinodinm meditartaen storomfa tion sociraell ationThsehyiw pesr.ee n couraignte hdic so urbsyeth osweh od e clinteo"d l egifsoltrah tfueetu reTh.a"t w asa na stuatnedp rofitpalbolfyeo r disguitshiamenb gi tioofan n ewn dincgl aansds f odro dgitnhgie s soufet he reabla laonffc oer ces ebxeitswtetiehnrnege volutiaonntdah rediieerss i gnated orp otential Thiesns eampipeiosnfv.g i gillaenmdca en pyr oletatrohi uarnls themselovfteersne, c kleisnstilony s,u rrecvtieonntiusArtne dsth .i sw ithout thebieri nsgu fficiceonntvleyr wsiatnohtrc ritoiftc haoelr ientoaftht eiiorn efforotrts h ree cuperoaftt higeoa ni ancsh ietvherdo utghhes itrru ggblye s thnee we nemiweisth iwnh,oh adbe eunn duulnyd erestiumpat tothe adtp oint. Thisc oubleds eeantt htei moeft hger ewaotr kebrlso'o dleitnJt uin1ne48g 8 , thPea rCiosm munReu,s sainatd h Uek raiinn1e 9 17-a1n9ld2a 1t tienSr playi n in1 936-1939. Wes houalldsn oo tteh aact o ncenturpaotenic oonn ocmoincd ittihoensse, beinrge garudletidm ataestl hyke e ystoofan neyo verhauolfsi oncgi heatys, gonhea nidng lowviet ahs cendoafnt chgyer egareiloeumseo nvtet rh ien di vidutahle,r ebbayn isahm ionrgce o mprehesnusibvvee,ra spipvree cioaft ion three latoifdo onmsi naAntairocnh.i aslmo hnaes b een etxhcee pttoito hni s, sinichtea isn stteakaedthn e c ircumstoaftn hicene dsi vaisdi utralse voluyt ionar 2 FAC I N GT HE ENEMY projecpto'isno tfd epartaunrdea rrivAaclc.o rditnotg h ea narchviisetw point, the indiviidsmu oarle t hajnu satp roducaenrda c onsumeheri :sal soa h uman beinegn dowewdi tha c ritiacwaalr eneansds a spirtiosn ogc ihalar monyth rough thei nterploafiy n diviaduutaoln omies. The lacokfp recisiinto hnei deoloogfith ees n ineteenth hcaesnb teuerny mirrorientd h e" dancoefl abeltusr"n:a n dt uranb oueta,c h fahcatisos nty led its"eClofl lect"iRveivsotl,u"tir oy-Snoacial"iCsotm,m"u niasntd"" SociDaelm o cratiucn"t tihlep roceosfds e canthianslg e ufts wi thth ee xponeonftas s uppos edl"ys cientifisct"a te socainadtl hiefs emd eraaluitsotn omiwshtosw ,e not nt o becomthee anarchiosrlt isb ertacroimamunn isThtuss.,t hef ormer wleorneg convinthcaetdc apitalcioslml'aswp assei n evitgaibvletenh se imprliep ening of objectciovned itiaonndts h,a tth imse relnye eded speuepda il nigtb tlyet aking controlt hoesf t amtaec hienr.yI ti sa sp laaisnd ayth att hes ystehma sp roved itsellifv elthiaenra nticipaantdte hda itth ase vemna nagetdor ecuperaaltle thisf eignceodn testaitinao nni ntellmiagnennetAr s.f otrh ec onqueosfst t ate powe,ir th asm erellye ds ocialoifes vtesr hyu et op erpetdueanli ablysd ,i notf hugec oncessicoonmsp,r omiasnedsq uitsei mpslhya mefuclo mpacwtist thh e virtueanle my- thec apitabloiusrtg eo-iswihei lpeu rportsianygt,,o r un capitalismt hbaetnth tece arp italAiltslot t sh!e detrimoefthn eti url timaaitmes , whicahr ee ndlespsolsytp onetdoa m ore disatnadin ntd efinfuittuer dea te. Int hev ieow fo nes egmenotft hesset atseo cialaisst thses, y stehma s refusetdop erisihth, a sb ecomaem attoefru rgennetc esstihtaytt h es ubjec tivceo nditiooftn hsep roleta"rPiraonm etheubset" a keinnh anda ndh ise n deavors oveSrosi etwe ans.t hathte Blanquciosntc eopftt her evolutionary minoriotyv,e rhaualneddd o neu pi n" sauce tabrytLe anriens",p awneadno r ganizatioofan n ewt ypet:h eB olshepvairkt Rye.g ardiintgs ealstf h es olree positoofrth ye historical oifnt theeir nedsutsstp rrioalle taarnidta hte,r efore awardiintgs theelf ri ghtto a cotn i tbse haalnfdi ni tpsl acteh,ip sa tyr imposed itsseixtyl fo ddy earasg oe,x ercisapi rnegf ereonptitailoo vne trh ew holweo rld revolutyi moonvaermenWti.th the disastrous orefis tuhsle tgse monwye a re alfla mileivaerrw:yh erteh aitst u cceedehda,sf ,ai frrto me radicaetcionngo mic ands ociianle quality,a dmdeetrdoea lnyde ntrencihtWe.ed a ka nda ginagu to crathsa vbee ens upplanbtyer du thlaensdsa ll-pofwupelar try-craItnss .h ort, thec lassstr uggwlhei csht artleidfw ei tahn e yet ol iberahtiaosna,,m ongt he stastoec ialriesftosr,m iasntdts o talitaalriikatenu,sr neidn taoc ommonplace "competiftoiorof nfi ceA. p"l easbiuntgv ertye llfionrgm ula. Asr egarthdes s econfda ctionor u ra lterna-ttihvese u bjeocftht i sb ook - whicihst os ayt hea narchiosrlt isb ertcaorimmaunn isttsh,e hya vael ways callfeodtr h ed ireacsts umptiboynth e exploiotfce odn trooftl h efiart eqsu,i te independeonfatl nyyp artoyrs tatuttee laAlgoen.g wi thth e abolitoifpo rni vate ands tactaep itaalliiskmae sw, e lalse liminaotfai loflno rmosfp olitdiocmailn a tions,o th atth esem ayb er eplacbeyad n e conomaincd s ociaarlr angement wherethien p roductoifco onn sumer gaonodhd usm arn elationswhoiuplsbd e direcrtleyl atteotd h ree anle edasn dwi sheosf m enan d womenb,a ndetdo gether I.THE BANKRUPTCY O F SOCILAISM 3
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