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The Life and Legend of Nestor Makhno
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47:48 - 54:10 (06:21)

The podcast discusses the life and legend of Nestor Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary who led a peasant army in the early 1900s. He controlled most of Eastern Ukraine, created a document that spelled out civil liberties and had extensive knowledge in political economy, socialism, anarchism, and revolutionary insurgent movements.

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Nestor Makhno charged into the enemy's rear and started stabbing people with a sword, which caused Sneakaforce, the only chance to win, to panic the enemy and gave them victory.
47:48 - 48:57 (01:08)
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Nestor Makhno
Summary

Nestor Makhno charged into the enemy's rear and started stabbing people with a sword, which caused Sneakaforce, the only chance to win, to panic the enemy and gave them victory.

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The Life and Legend of Nestor Makhno
Episode
Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The Makhnovist Army captured and killed thousands of officers during the Russian Civil War, while sparing enlisted men.
48:57 - 50:35 (01:38)
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Makhnovist, Russian Civil War
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The Makhnovist Army captured and killed thousands of officers during the Russian Civil War, while sparing enlisted men. Their rapid counterattack advanced 400 miles in 11 days, possibly preventing the White Army under Denikin from beating the Red Army and reaching Moscow.

Chapter
The Life and Legend of Nestor Makhno
Episode
Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary, believed that soldiers should avoid the use of force.
50:35 - 52:15 (01:40)
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Anarchism
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Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary, believed that soldiers should avoid the use of force. However, he also had orders to punish those responsible for anti-Jewish pogroms and massacres of leftists and peasants, which led to some violent acts by his intelligence forces.

Chapter
The Life and Legend of Nestor Makhno
Episode
Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The Makhnovshchina was a revolutionary anarchist society that controlled the majority of Eastern Ukraine post World War I and stood for civil liberties and rights for the region's 7 million peasants and workers.
52:15 - 54:10 (01:54)
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Anarchism
Summary

The Makhnovshchina was a revolutionary anarchist society that controlled the majority of Eastern Ukraine post World War I and stood for civil liberties and rights for the region's 7 million peasants and workers.

Chapter
The Life and Legend of Nestor Makhno
Episode
Part Two: Nestor Makhno: Anarchist Warlord and Book Club Aficionado
Podcast
Behind the Bastards