The anarchist militias were reasonably effective, and with support might have been quite successful. But no one comes out of the SCW looking particularly good.
Stalin greatly underestimated western antipathy to even moderate socialism and threw potential allies into the cold for nothing, and the radical factions of the Anarchists absolutely were damaging the war effort. Fuck-ups all round.
The anarchist militias were reasonably effective, and with support might have been quite successful. But no one comes out of the SCW looking particularly good.
Stalin greatly underestimated western antipathy to even moderate socialism and threw potential allies into the cold for nothing, and the radical factions of the Anarchists absolutely were damaging the war effort. Fuck-ups all round.