,9TRODUCTION BY ,PHIL ,RUFF 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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0,A P]SON IS /RONG ONLY :5 HE /&S UPON HIS [N TRU?1 :5 HE SPEAKS & ACTS ) HIS DEEPE/ CONVICTIONS4 ,!N1 :ATEV] ! SITUATION HE MAY BE 91 HE ALWAYS KN[S :AT HE MU/ SAY & DO4 ,HE MAY FALL1 BUT HE CANNOT BR+ %AME UPON HIMSELF OR HIS CAUSE4 ,IF WE SEEK ! LIB]ATION ( ! PEOPLE BY MEANS ( A LIE1 WE WILL SURELY GR[ CONFUS$1 GO A/RAY1 & LOOSE SI<T ( \R OBJECTIVE1 & IF WE HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE AT ALL ON ! PEOPLE WE WILL LEAD !M A/RAY AS WELL -- 9 O!R WORDS1 WE WILL BE ACT+ 9 ! SPIRIT ( REACTION & TO ITS B5EFIT40 

7,MI*AEL ,BAKUN9 -- ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y1 #a#h#g#c7 

,TWO TACTICS ( ,COMMUNISM 7,M>XI/ & ,AN>*I/7 HAVE EXI/$ EV] S9CE ,M>X & ,BAKUN9 CLA%$ 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL ( ! #a#h#fS1 OV] ! QUE/ION ( ! ,/ATE4 ,BO? AGRE$ ?AT ! GOAL ( ,COMMUNISM %\LD BE A CLASSLESS SOCIETY :I* HAD NO NE$ ( ! /ATE2 !IR DIFF]5CES W]E ONLY ON H[ TO REA* IT4 ,! ,BAKUN9I/S FAVOR$ AN IMM$IATE1 TOTAL DE/RUCTION ( ! B\RGEOIS /ATE1 & ITS REPLACEM5T ) A F$]AL1 DEC5TRALIZ$ SY/EM ( FREE COMMUNES & LABOR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! ,M>XI/S1 :IL/ AGREE+ ?AT ! B\RGEOIS /ATE %\LD BE DE/ROY$1 BELIEV$ ?AT A NEW TYPE ( /ATE MA*9E1 ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 WAS NE$$ 9 ORD] TO OV]SEE ! DISMANTL+ ( ! OLD CLASS SY/EM DUR+ A P]IOD ( TRANSITION TO FULL ,COMMUNISM4 ,?IS TEMPOR>Y DICTATOR%IP W\LD1 ( NECESSITY1 BE /RICTLY C5TRALIZ$4 ,M>X ATTACK$ ! IDEAS ( ,BAKUN9 AS ',UTOPIAN' & UNWORKABLE4 ,BAKUN91 9 TURN1 PO9T$ TO ! DANG]S ( A NEW CLASS ( ',SAVANTS' 79TELLECTUALS7 BE+ CREAT$1 9 :OSE H&S ALL P[] ( DECISION MAK+ W\LD BE CONC5TRAT$1 LEAD+ 9EVITABLY TO ! EMASCULATION ( ! REVOLUTION & A NEW =M ( SLAV]Y = ! PEOPLE4 

,! ,9T]NATIONAL WAS /RONGE/ 9 ?OSE C\NTRIES :]E ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T WAS MORE DEEPLY IMBU$ ) ! LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES ( F$]ALISM1 DEC5TRALIZATION & ANTIPA?Y TO /ATE CONTROL4 ,:5 ! ,9T]NATIONAL SPLIT1 & A SEP>ATE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T CAME 9TO EXI/5CE1 IT WAS NATURAL ?AT ,AN>*ISM %\LD PROSP] BE/ AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS ( ?OSE C\NTRIES :I* HAD BE5 MO/ RESI/ANT TO ! IDEAS ( ,M>X3 ,ITALY1 ,SWITZ]L&1 ,FRANCE & ,SPA94 ,SPA91 MORE ?AN ANY:]E ELSE 9 ,EUROPE1 PROV$ TO BE ! TE/+ GR\ND = AN>*ISM 9 ACTION4 ,9 ! SIXTY YE>S BETWE5 ! DEA? ( ,BAKUN9 7#a#h#g#f7 & ! />T ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> 7#a#i#c#f71 UN9T]RUPT$ CAPITALI/ REPRESSION & UNREL5T+ AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 70TYRANNY TEMP]$ BY ASSASS9ATION01 AS SOMEONE ONCE DESCRIB$ ,RUSSIA UND] ! ,CZ>7 COMB9$ TO PRODUCE A WORK+ CLASS AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ?AT NOT ONLY RESI/$ ,FRANCO'S MILIT>Y ASSAULT ON ! ,REPUBLIC1 BUT CONDUCT$ A SOCIAL REVOLUTION ?AT W5T MU* FUR!R ?AN ANY?+ ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE BE=E IT 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,IT WAS ?IS EXAMPLE ( A LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION ?AT HAD NO NE$ ( ,M>XI/ LEAD]%IP1 & WAS \TSIDE ( ,COM9T]N CONTROL1 :I* MOV$ ,/AL9 TO ACT AGA9/ IT 9 ,SPA94 

,! TRADITION ( WORK+ CLASS AN>*ISM 9 ,5GL&1 ?\< NEV] AS ORGANIZATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL AS 9 ,SPA91 W5T BACK JU/ AS F>4 ,SO TOO DID ITS 9T]NATIONALISM4 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,5GL& WELCOM$ FRAT]NAL EXILES FROM EV]Y:]E 9 ! WORLD2 SOME1 LIKE ! ,ITALIANS1 ,RUSSIANS & ,JEWS =M$ SIZABLE COLONIES1 O!RS A*IEV$ LA/+ NOTORIETY ?R\< EPISODES ( RESI/ANCE :I*1 9 ! CASE ( ! ,LATVIANS1 CULM9AT$ 9 ! 0,SIEGE ( ,SIDNEY ,/REET0 7#a#i#a#a74 

,! MOVEM5T 9 ,5GL& 7& ,SCOTL& & ,WALES7 RECEIV$ ITS /R5G? FROM BE+ SOLIDLY WORK+ CLASS4 ,ONLY UND] ! DECIMAT+ IMPACT ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 & ! FATAL ATTRACTION ( ,SOVIET ,COMMUNISM1 DID ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T GO 9TO DECL9E4 ,BUT BY ! MID-#a#i#cS ! EXP]I5CE ( CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM WAS /ILL SUFFICI5TLY REC5T1 & !RE W]E /ILL 5\< SURVIVORS ( ! 'OLD' MOVEM5T1 TO PASS ON ! FI<T+ TRADITION TO A LIKELY Y\NG REBEL FROM ,TOTT5HAM :O WAS COM+ TO AN>*ISM = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,& ! NEWS FROM ,SPA9 WAS ALL ( REVOLUTION4 

,! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONI/ ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN POSSESS$ MANY /]L+ QUALITIES1 BUT H] SCA?+ DISMISSAL ( ! #ag YE>-OLD ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] AS A 0HOOLIGAN01 9 #a#i#c#g1 PROV$ ONLY ?AT BE+ A GOOD JUDGE ( *>ACT] WAS NOT ONE ( !M4 ,AN (FIC] 9 ! ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* CAME CLOS] TO ! M>K 9 #a#i#g#g1 ) A BACK-H&$ COMPLIM5T MADE AS AN ASIDE TO ,BLACK ,CROSS MEMB]S RAID$ 9 ,HUDD]SFIELD1 REF]R+ TO ,ALB]T AS 0! DOY5 ( ! ,BRITI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T04 ,AFT] KN[+ ,ALB]T = SOME?+ OV] TW5TY YE>S1 ,I CONFESS ?AT ,I HAVE NEV] MET A MORE RELIABLE OR DEP5DABLE MAN4 ,IF ANYONE C\LD BE SAID TO QUALIFY AS A S5IOR ,AMBASSADOR ( ,AN>*ISM1 IT IS ,ALB]T ,MELTZ]4 

,ALB]T IS BE/ KN[N 9T]NATIONALLY = HIS *AMPION+ ( ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE DUR+ ! ,FRANCO YE>S1 BUT !RE CAN B>ELY BE A C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD :]E SOMEONE DOES NOT [E HIM A DEBT ( ?ANKS = HIS UNASSUM+ SOLID>ITY & UNCEAS+ COMMITM5T 9 SIXTY YE>S ( ACTIVITY = ! AN>*I/ CAUSE4 ,?IS IS NOT REVOLUTION>Y RHETORIC4 ,! /RUGGLES ,ALB]T HAS BE5 P>T ( HAVE ALL BE5 REAL4 ,TO MY [N KN[L$GE1 HE HAS NEV] RUN AWAY FROM A FI<T1 EV5 :5 IT HAS NOT BE5 ( HIS *OOS+1 & ALL TOO (T5 HE HAS HAD TO SUFF] ! UNWANT$1 IF NOT UNW>RANT$1 ATT5TIONS ( V>I\S POLICE =CES BECAUSE ( ! D]R+-DO OR /UPIDITY ( O!RS4 

,ALB]T HAS SKIMM$ ! SURFACE ( HIS LONG ASSOCIATION ) AN>*ISM BE=E1 9 ,! ,AN>*I/S 9 ,LONDON #a#i#c#e-#a#i#e#e 7,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#f71 BUT ?IS IS ! FIR/ TIME ! /ORY HAS BE5 TOLD 9 FULL & BR\<T UP TO DATE4 ,IT IS A UNIQUE ACC\NT ( WORK+ CLASS REBELLION4 

,ONE ( ! GREAT ?+S AB\T WRIT+ HI/ORY IS ?AT IT CAN ONLY BE DONE AFT] ! EV5T1 BUT IT CAN ONLY BE UND]/OOD BY KEEP+ AN EYE ON ! FUTURE4 ,UNLIKE ! ,CANADIAN ,PR(ESSOR ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK1 :O IGNOR$ ! POSSIBILITY ?AT LIB]T>IAN IDEAS W]E PRIM$ TO DETONATE A FRE% EXPLOSION ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE :5 HE WROTE (F ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AS F9I%$ 9 #a#i#f#b1 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] WRITES AB\T ! PA/ EV] HOPEFUL ?AT ! F9AL *APT] ( AN>*I/ HI/ORY IS /ILL TO COME4 ,HE %\LD KN[4 ,HE1 MORE ?AN MO/1 9SPIR$ ! G5]ATION ?AT PASS$ ,WOODCOCK BY & EMBRAC$ REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM 9 ! #a#i#fS4 

,! RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE ON AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL 9 #aifb WAS 9/RUM5TAL 9 REVIV+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS ?R\<\T ,WE/]N ,EUROPE & BEYOND4 ,! 0,BRITI% ,CONNECTION0 WAS FIR/ HI<LI<T$ BY ! >RE/ ( ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 9 #a#i#f#d1 DUR+ AN ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO ASSASS9ATE ! ,SPANI% DICTATOR1 BUT MANY MORE AN>*I/S FROM !SE ISL&S MADE !IR CONTRIBUTION OV] ! YE>S4 ,?R\< ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS1 =M$ AFT] ,*RI/IE'S RETURN FROM ,SPA9 9 #a#i#f#g1 ,ALB]T HELP$ TO TURN ! DEF5SE ( CLASS /RUGGLE PRISON]S 9TO A SPR+BO>D TO ACTION BY O!RS4 ,& HE WAS ! DRIV+ =CE BEH9D ,BLACK ,FLAG1 LAUN*$ 9 #aig :5 ! ,BULLET9 ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS *ANG$ ITS NAME4 ,FROM !SE MODE/ BUT V]Y PRACTICAL 5DEAVORS CAME A NEW ,AN>*I/ ,9T]NATIONAL ?AT DEF9$ ITS EXI/5CE ?R\< ACTIVITY1 NOT ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION4 ,! T>GET = 9T5SE POLICE REACTION1 9CLUD+ ! MURD] ( ?REE ( ITS ,SECRET>IES 7,GIUSEPPI ,P9ELLI 9 ,MILAN1 ,TOMMY ,WEISSBECK] & ,GEORG ,VON ,RAU* 9 ,G]MANY7 & ! >RE/ AGA9 ( ,*RI/IE 9 ,LONDON1 ! ,BLACK ,CROSS SCOR$ AN IMPRESSIVE /R+ ( VICTORIES 9 BR++ AID TO REVOLUTION>IES IMPRISON$ >\ND ! WORLD4 ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA & ,JUAN-,JOSE ,G>CIA 7,SPA971 ,GOLI>DIO ,FIAS*I 7,ITALY7 & ,M>T9 ,SO/RE 7,U,S,A7 >E AMONG ?OSE :O 9 SOME DEGREE [$ !IR RELEASE TO ! ,A,B,C & TO ,ALB]T ,MELTZ]4 

,ALB]T'S APPE>ANCE AS A WITNESS 9 ! #aigb 0,ANGRY ,BRIGADE0 TRIAL1 ONE ( HIS MANY CALLS TO ! WITNESS BOX1 BUT = ! PROSECUTION 7SOME?+ !Y BITT]LY REGRETT$71 WAS !REAFT] SEIZ$ UPON BY ! PRESS1 TO CA/ HIM 9 ! ROLE ( B5EVOL5T AN>*I/ 0,GODFA!R01 L9K$ TO EV]Y REAL OR IMAG9$ ACT ( RESI/ANCE DUR+ ! #a#i#gS4 ,POLICE FE>S ( A 0NEW ,ANGRY ,BRIGADE0 CULM9AT$ 9 ! #aigi 0,P]SONS ,UNKN[N0 TRIAL1 AT :I* ,ALB]T WAS ALSO CALL$ TO TE/IFY1 ?IS TIME = ! DEF5SE4 ,/ATE P>ANOIA ASIDE1 POLICE PREOCCUPATION ) ! SPECT] ( LIB]T>IAN RESI/ANCE DOES ACKN[L$GE ?AT !RE >E AN>*I/S :O TAKE AN>*ISM S]I\SLY4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] /&S AMONG ! 0GUILTY01 & IS PR\D ( IT4 

,! #a#i#fS & #gS W]E ! YE>S ( ,ALB]T'S \T/&+ A*IEVEM5T1 BUT HE HAS DONE MU*1 BE=E & S9CE1 ( LA/+ M]IT4 ,MANY EPISODES 9 ?IS BOOK1 P>TICUL>LY FROM ,ALB]T'S E>LY LIFE1 WILL BE NEW EV5 TO PEOPLE :O KN[ HIM4 ,FROM ! ATTACK BY AN>*I/S ?AT DE/ROY$ A ,BRITI% FASCI/ EXHIBITION AB\T ,FRANCO1 = :I* ,ALB]T WAS CA/IGAT$ BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 9 #a#i#c#g1 TO ! MOVEM5T ( SOLDI]S' C\NCILS 9 ,EGYPT AT ! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 ,ALB]T'S FIR/-H& ACC\NT *RONICLES A P]IOD ( WORK+ CLASS AN>*ISM IGNOR$ BY ACADEMIC HI/ORIANS4 

,ALB]T'S REFUSAL TO K[T[ TO ! PACIFI/-LIB]AL ,MAFIA :O S\<T TO RE-9V5T AN>*ISM 9 !IR [N IMAGE AFT] ! W>1 & HIS SKEPTICISM ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT 9 ! #a#i#fS1 HAVE E>N$ HIM A REPUTATION = 0SECT>IANISM04 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 IT WAS ! DISCOV]Y ( CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM ?R\< ! 0SECT>IANISM0 ( ,BLACK ,FLAG UND] ,ALB]T'S $ITOR%IP ?AT CONV9C$ SO MANY AN>*I/S ( MY G5]ATION TO BECOME ACTIVE 9 ! MOVEM5T4 

,:]E MANY Y\NG] PEOPLE HAVE FELT CONT5T TO )DRAW FROM ACTIVITY1 HAV+ 0DONE !IR BIT0 7(T5 V]Y LITTLE7 = AN>*ISM1 ,ALB]T HAS SOLDI]$ ON PA/ RETIREM5T AGE1 ?R\< ! #a#i#hS & 9TO ! 0PO/ ,COLD ,W>0 ]A ( ! MID-#a#i#iS4 ,DESPITE HIS AGE1 HE IS /ILL TRAVEL+ ! WORLD AS AN ,AMBASSADOR ( ,AN>*ISM1 /ILL PUBLI%+ ,BLACK ,FLAG1 & /ILL AN 9SPIRATION = ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT ! IDEAL ( LIB]ATION MU/ BE F\<T = IF IT IS TO MAT]IALIZE4 0,REASONABLE0 PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE SLAVES4 ,ONLY ! 0HOOLIGANS0 ( ?IS WORLD WILL EV] LIVE 9 FRE$OM4 

,PHILIP ,RUFF 

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