Life of an Anarchist: The Alexander Berkman Reader

362 Pages·2004·15.18 MB·English

by  Alexander Berkman

LIFEO F AN
ANARCHIST
ALEXANDER BERKMAN
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Contents
Forewobryd H owardZ inn Xl
Introducbtyi Goenn eF ellner XU1
PARTO NE:1 892-1906
PrisoMne moiorfsa nA narchainsdTt w oL etters
Secti1o:Pn risMoenm oiorfas nA narchist 3
FromP arOtn eT:h eA wakenianngdI tTso ll 5
Chapt1e:rT heC alolf H omestead 5
Chapt2e:rT heS eaotfW ar 9
Chapt4e:rT heA ttentat 11
Chapt6e:rT heJ ail 13
Chapt7e:rT heT rial 32
FromP arTtw o:T heP enitentiary 35
Chapt5e:rT heS hop 35
Chapt7e:rW ingie 39
Chapt1e6r:T heW ardenT'hsr eat 44
Chapt1er7: T he" BaskeCte"l l 50
Chapt2e5r: H ow ShatlhleD epthCsr y? 51
Chapter 26: HEivdiidnegn cteh e 56
Chapt2e7r: L oveD'usn geoFnl ower 60
Chapt2e8r: F orS afety 66
Chapt2e9r: D reamosf F reedom 67
Chapter 30: WhiAtgeawians hed 70
Chapt3e6r:T heU nderground 73
Chapt4e1r: T heS hocaktB uffalo 77
Chapt4e3r: " PassitnhgeL ovoef W oman" 82
FromP arFto urT:h eR esurrection 89
Secti2o: Tnw o Letters 105
EmmaG oldmatnoA lexandBeerr kman. 107
November 23, 1928
AlexandBeerr kmatnoE mmaG oldman. 109
November 1928
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PARTTW O: Agitaitnit nhgUe n itSetda t1e9s0,6 -1919
TheB laasntd t hNeo C onscriLpetaigoune
Secti1o: nT hBel ast 113
Vol1. N o.1,J anua1r5y1, 9 16C,o ver 114
Vol1. N o.1,J anua1r5y,1 916",W hyT heB las"t ? 116
Vol1. N o.1,J anua1r5y1, 9 16",P repare"d ness 117
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Vol1. N o.1,J anua1r5y1, 9 16",N otG uil"t y 118
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Vol1. No.F5e,b rua1r2y,1 916C,o ver 119
Vol1. N o.6,F ebrua1r9y,1 916",T heY oungF olk"s 120
Vol1. N o.7,F ebrua2r6y,1 916",W ilsTohne L ackey 122
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Vol1.N o.1 1,A pri1l5 ,1 916",T heB loodhou"n ds 127
Vol1. N o.1 5,J ul1y,1 916",M oreS upprieos"ns 129
Vol1. N o.1 6,J ul1y5 ,1 916C,o ver 131
Vo.l1 No.1 7,A ugus8t,1 916,
"AnI nspirEixnagm p"l e 132
"TheH opeo ft heL ongsheomren" 132
Vul1. N u. 18,A ugust 15,1 916",D own With 133
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Vol1. N o.1 9,S eptember 15",T h1eB9 i1l6l,iT nrgis"a l 136
Vol1. N o. 20, October 15, 1916, "The BilliVnegrsid c"t 139
Vol1. N o.2 4,J anua1r,y1 917",T heD ayligBhutr gl"a ry 142
Vol2. N o.1,J anua1r5y1, 917C,o ver 143
Vol2. N o.4,M ay1 ,1 917",M arcahn dM ay" 144
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Vol2. N o.3,M arch1 5, 1917, Cover 145
Vol2. N o.5 ,Jun1e, 1 917,
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"Registr"ab tyiA olnexandBeerr kman 147
"WarD ictiroy"nb ayA lexandBeerr kman 148
Secti2o: Tnh eN o ConscripLteiaognu e 149
No Conscription! 151
Minutteost heJ un4e, 1 917m,e etionfgt heN o Conscription 152
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Contents
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PART THREE:I na ndA boutR ussi1a9:1 9-1922
TheB olsheMvyitkh T�h eK ronstRaedbte llion
TheR ussiTarna geadnyd a L ettefrr oEmx ile
Section 1:T heB olsheMvyitkh 161
From Chapter 1: Log of the Transport "Buford" 163
Chapter 3: In Petrograd 165
Chapter 7: The Market 171
Chapter 8: In the Moskkommune 174
Chapter 13: Lenin 176
From Chapter 14: On the Latvian Border 178
From Chapter 22: First Days in Kharkov 181
Chapter 28: Fastov the Pogromed 185
From Chapter 30: In Various Walks 191
From Chapter 32: Odessa: Life and Vision 195
Chapter 38: Kronstadt 198
Chapter 39: Last Links in the Chain 205
Section 2: TheK ronstRaedbte llainod nT heR ussiTarna gedy 215
From The Kronstadt Rebellion 217
The Russian Tragedy 231
Section 3:A Letter from Exile 247
Alexander Berkman to Michael Cohn, June 6, 1930 248
PART FOUR:F romE xil1e9:2 8-1935
FourL ettearnsdT heAB C ofA narchism
Section 1:Fo ur Letters 253
Alexander Berkman to Emma Goldman. June 251,9 28 254
Emma Goldman to Alexander Berkman. June 291,9 28 255
Emma Goldman to Alexander Berkman. July 3,1 928 258
Alexander Berkman to Pauline Turkel. March 211,935 260
Section 2: TheAB C ofA narchism 263
Cha pter 1: Introduction 267
Chapter 2: Is Anarchism Violence? 268
Chapter 3: What is Anarchism? 273
Chapter 4: Is Anarchy Possible? 275
Chapter 5: Will Communist Anarchism Work? 280