Hey all, I’ve been doing some (surface-level) research into the Black Army and their conflicts with the Bolsheviks, and it seems to me like they got kind of a raw deal. I’m not sure if it’s because of western views on anyone that had conflicts with the Red Army, but it seems like they genuinely were pushing for the working class and had good beliefs. The slaughter of Ukrainian peasants under Trotsky also doesn’t sit right with me.
Anyway, the point is this:
It is well past time for me to actually learn some history and read some theory. I’m still not quite sure where I stand as to whether I’m ML/Anarchist/etc, but left unity and a general societal shift is obviously needed. So can someone provide me with some literature? If I’m posting this in the wrong place please let me know as well.
Thank you.
My history of Makhno isn't too hot but I'll bump with an opinion because I want to see the good answers -- he was the kind of person that would name his newly formed anarchist territory after himself. I personally think this is something of a red flag.
Surely there must exist a more appropriate idiom to use here.
Thank you for the bump, and for your input :) I appreciate it. I browse this site a lot more than I participate in it and I love being able to have some people to interact with that aren’t the fucking chuds I deal with on a day-to-day basis.
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Leningrad was only named that after Lenin died.
Regarding Stalingrad, yeah he might've been the kind of person who names a city after himself.
I think this is still explainable though, it was called Tsaritsyn to begin with. Given they were probably renaming it to remove something people would take as a reference to the Tsar I'm not surprised they would rename it to reference a socialist leader instead.
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Exactly what I came here to say, even (or especially?) as someone who leans toward the stateless end of communism.