,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 

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,SOMEONE :O KNEW & LOV$ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 HAS PUBLI%$ A VOLUME ( WORKS ( HE :O IS /ILL CALL$ ! 0,FA!R ( ,NIHILISM0 .<#a.>4 ,?IS VOLUME CONTA9S ONLY FRAGM5TS1 & ?OSE VOLUMES ?AT WILL FOLL[ IT WILL ALSO ONLY CONTA9 WORKS ?AT W]E NOT COMPLET$4 ,NEV]!LESS1 WE CAN ATTEMPT TO EXPLICATE ,BAKUN9'S METAPHYSICS & PO9T PUT HIS ECONOMIC CONCEPTS4 ,= SU* A WORK IT W\LD NONE!LESS BE BETT] TO WAIT TO POSSESS ! COMPLETE WORKS1 S9CE IT W\LDN'T BE RI<T TO COMMIT ! ]RORS 9 JUDGM5T & FACT ALREADY COMMITT$ BY ?OSE :O HAVE PREVI\SLY SPOK5 ( ,BAKUN94.<#b.> ,SO WE WILL ONE DAY RETURN TO ?IS SUBJECT4 ,WE WILL AT ?AT TIME ATTEMPT TO PRECISELY DET]M9E ! 9FLU5CES ?AT WORK$ ON ,BAKUN91 NOTABLY ?OSE ( ,HEGEL & ,PR\DHON1 & WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXAM9E IF ?IS MAN - :OSE EFFECT WAS SO GREAT ON SO MANY ( HIS CONTEMPOR>IES - PRES5T$ A BODY ( DOCTR9E TO ?OSE HE 9SPIR$2 9 A WORD1 A SOCIAL SY/EM4 ,9 ?IS VOLUME1 9 HIS WELL-KN[N PAMPHLETS 3 0,! ,KN\TO-,G]MANIC ,EMPIRE & ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION0 & 0,! ,POLITICAL ,!OLOGY ( ,MAZZ9I10 9 ! ALREADY PUBLI%$ FRAGM5T ( 0,GOD & ! ,/ATE10 7PUBLI%$ 9 ,G5EVA 9 #ahhb BY ,C>LO ,CAFI]O & ,ELISEE ,RECLUS71 ,BAKUN9 DOESN'T /& BE=E US AS ONE ( ?OSE IMP]I\S IDEOLOGUES CAPABLE ( SUBJUGAT+ SPIRITS2 HE DOESN'T SEEM CAPABLE ( EX]CIS+ 9TELLECTUAL DOM9ATION4 ,HE ISN'T A BUILD] ( SY/EMS1 & ,I D\BT :E!R :AT WE HAVE YET TO LE>N AB\T HIM WILL MODIFY \R OP9ION4 ,HE LACKS LOGIC1 DOESN'T KN[ H[ TO ORD] HIS IDEAS OR EFFECTIVELY DEVELOP !M4 ,HIS ?9K+ IS NOT CLE>3 HIS APTITUDES W]E NOT ?OSE ( A METAPHYSICIAN1 AS SOME HAVE SAID1 BUT RA!R ?OSE ( A MY/IC1 A MY/IC = :OM ,GOD IS ! ,AB/RACT ,UNITY ( ! ,UNIV]SE1 ! ,UNDET]M9$ ,BE+1 ,ABSOLUTE ,NO?+NESS4 ,:AT IS MORE1 IF WE CAN F9D ,M>XI/S1 ,PR\DHONIANS1 ,SA9T-,SIMONIANS1 WE WILL NOT F9D ,BAKUN9I/S4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,BAKUN9'S ACTION WAS NOT USELESS1 F> FROM ?IS1 & IT DID NOT 5D ) HIM4 ,!RE >E /ILL M5 :O1 IF !Y DON'T PR(ESS ! DOCTR9ES HE WAS UNABLE TO ELABORATE1 >E NONE ! LESS GUID$ BY HIS SPIRIT4 ,EV5 IF HE DID NOT CON/RUCT !ORIES1 HE NEV]!LESS HAD IDEAS1 V]Y CLE>1 V]Y VIOL5T1 & ESPECIALLY V]Y SIMPLE IDEAS CAPABLE ( BE+ QUICKLY FOLL[$ & EASILY UND]/OOD4 ,H[ DID HE EXPRESS HIS IDEAS & :AT W]E !Y8 ,WE HAVE SE5 ?AT HE DID NOT PUT !M 9 BOOKS2 9 ANY CASE1 HE WAS NOT ABLE TO F9I% A S+LE ( ! WORKS HE PLANN$ TO WRITE4 ,HIS WORK PRES5TS ITSELF LIKE A BUILD+ SITE COV]$ 9 HALF C>V$ /ONES1 ) MAT]IEL ?AT CAN SOME DAY BE ( USE1 BUT :I* >E NOT READY TO BE US$ 9 ! BUILD+4 ,WAS HE AT LEA/ A P[]FUL1 S$UCTIVE1 P]SUASIVE ORATOR1 CAPABLE ( BR++ CR[DS ALONG BEH9D HIM1 ( CONV9C+ DISCIPLES8 ,NO1 HE WAS A M$IOCRE ORATOR1 :OSE WORDS W]E TUMULTU\S & CONFUS$1 >TLESS1 LACK+ 9 ELEGANCE2 BUT HE WAS PASSIONATE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS ?AT WE MU/ SEEK A P>T ( HIS 9FLU5CE4 ,HE WAS PASSIONATE1 AS ,I SAID1 BUT AN ACTIVE PASSIONATE BE+1 & HE HAD ! AU?ORITY OV] ALL ?OSE :O APPROA*$ HIM ?AT ATTA*ES ITSELF TO M5 :O KN[ H[ TO PRACTICALLY REALIZE IDEAS CONCEIV$ BY O!RS1 :O OBJECTIFY !M1 :O R5D] !M LIV+1 MAKE ( !M BE+S ( FLE% & BLOOD4 

,HE HAS BE5 PRES5T$ AS A F]OCI\S & BLOOD-?IR/Y DEMON2 = ALL ?OSE :O HAVE SPOK5 ( HIM HE IS ,BAKUN9 ! ,EXT]M9ATOR & NO?+ ELSE4 ,EV5 IF IT CAN BE EXPLA9$1 ?IS CONCEPTION ( ! MAN IS NONE!LESS 9SUFFICI5T4 ,TO BE SURE1 HE ALWAYS HAD - AS ,H]Z5 REPROA*$ HIM - ! 0DE/RUCTIVE PASSION10 BUT HE TOOK IT = A 0CREATIVE PASSION40.<#c.> ,C]TA9LY ALL HIS LIFE HE C\LD REPEAT :AT ,H]Z5 SAID 9 HIS Y\?3 0,) ALL MY HE>T & ALL MY 9TELLIG5CE ,I CALL$ UPON SAVAGE =CES = V5GEANCE1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! OLD1 CRIM9AL WORLD40.<#d.>4 ,BUT HE NEV] CONSID]$ ?AT ?IS DE/RUCTION WAS AN 5D 9 ITSELF &1 IF HE WAS UNABLE TO CLE>LY PRES5T TO US ! FUTURE =M ( SOCIETY1 HE NONE!LESS F\<T = ! COM+ ( A SOCIAL /ATE :OSE CONDITION WAS UNLIMIT$ HUMAN FRE$OM4 

,HE PLAC$ NO HOPE 9 PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS3 P>LIAM5T>IANISM WAS AS ODI\S TO HIM AS AU?ORITY1 & HE F\<T !M ) AN UNHE>D ( VIOL5CE :5 HE BELIEV$ HE SAW !M 9C>NAT$ 9 ,M>X4 ,HE EXPECT$ EV]Y?+ FROM REVOLUTIONS1 & IT IS 9T]E/+ TO SEE H[ MU* HE WAS 9 AGREEM5T ON ?IS SUBJECT ) ,M>X'S ORIG9AL OP9IONS1 ) ! ,M>X :O ! ,M>XI/S HADN'T YET TURN$ AWAY FROM HIS UNABRIDG$ OP9IONS4 ,9 ANY CASE1 BE+ A REVOLUTION>Y HE M>*$ ) ALL ! M5 ( HIS TIME :O W]E 9 ! OPPOSITION4 ,YET HE DIFF]$ FROM !M 9 ?AT HE NEV] PREA*$ A POLITICAL REVOLUTION1 NOR DID HE EXPECT MU* FROM A REVOLUTION C>RI$ \T BY ONE NATIONALITY1 EV5 ?AT FROM :I* ,M>X EXPECT$ EV]Y?+3 ,FRANCE4 ,HE DREAM$ ( A G5]AL REVOLUTION ?AT W\LD COV] ! 5TIRE WORLD ) RU9S & DEBRIS1 FROM :I* W\LD SPR+ Y\NG & TRIUMPHANT LIB]TY4 

,?IS DE/ROY]1 :O C\LD BE F\ND ANY:]E REVOLT DOM9AT$1 9 ,BOHEMIA1 ,DRESD51 ,B]L91 ,LYON1 WAS AN EXTRAORD9>Y ORGANIZ]4 ,IF HE KNEW H[ TO DE/ROY ! CON/RUCTIONS PUT UP BY HIS 5EMIES1 HE ALSO KNEW H[ TO F\ND3 HE WAS ! CREATOR ( ! 0,ALLIANCE ( ,SOCIALI/ ,DEMOCRATS10 ( ! 0,9T]NATIONAL ,BRO!RS10 & ( ! 0,F$]ATION ,JURASSI5E40 ,& IF HE ?US CONTRIBUT$ TO ! RU9 ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 HE 9SPIR$ ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ COLLECTIVI/S & ! ,ITALIAN SOCIALI/S4 ,?IS ,SLAV TOOK ALONG ) HIM ALL ! ,LAT9S4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE HE PREA*$ 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & F$]ALISM4 

,WE MU/ H]E >RIVE AT AN UND]/&+ ( ,BAKUN9I/ F$]ALISM4 ,WE >E TODAY SEE+ A REBIR? ( F$]ALISM1 & SOME ( ?OSE :O PR(ESS IT 9VOKE ! NAMES ( ,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN94 ,I WILL NOT AT ?IS PO9T SPEAK ( ,PR\DHON1 & ANO!R TIME ,I WILL SEEK TO %[ H[ HE W\LD HAVE RECEIV$ !SE /RANGE DISCIPLES4 ,AS = ,BAKUN91 ! F$]ALISM HE CALL$ = HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ?AT ( ! Y\NG FELIBRES4 ,?IS F$]ALISM ?AT WANTS TO RESOLVE EA* C5TRALIZ$ C\NTRY 9TO A ?\S& SMALL C\NTRIES MORE N>R[ ?AN ! GREAT ONE1 ?AT WANTS TO HAVE PATRIOTS MORE EXCLUSIVI/1 MORE *AUV9I/IC1 MORE SECT>IAN ?AN ?OSE WE ALREADY KN[1 DOES NOT AT ALL RESEMBLE ! ECONOMIC & UNIV]SAL F$]ALISM ( ,BAKUN91 :I* WANT$ TO SUPPRESS ALL C\NTRIES = ! PR(IT ( HUMANITY4 ,BAKUN9 WANT$ ! SUPPRESSION ( ! /ATE1 ( ! /ATE 5TITY /&+ ABOVE ?OSE :O SUFF] UND] IT4 ,HE WANT$ A P[] ORGANIZ$ FROM BOTTOM TO TOP BY ! 0FREE F$]ATION ( 9DIVIDUALS1 DI/RICTS1 PROV9CES1 & NATIONS )9 HUMANITY40 ,BUT ABOVE ALL :AT HE WANT$ ?AT FROM !SE UNIONS - :]E EA* W\LD FREELY 5T] )\T BE+ EXCLUD$ = E?NOGRAPHIC OR PATRIOTIC REASONS - WAS ?AT EV]YONE HAVE ! RI<T TO FREELY LEAVE4 

,IT WAS1 9 FACT1 9 ORD] TO CONQU] HUMAN FRE$OM ?AT ,BAKUN9 WANT$ ! UNIV]SAL REVOLUTION4 ,HE ?\<T ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL C\LD ONLY BE FREE ! DAY HE W\LD HAVE DE/ROY$ ALL ! IDOLS ( ! OLD WORLD1 ! DAY HE W\LD HAVE BROK5 ALL TIES1 BURN$ ALL CODES1 UND]M9$ ALL ! TYRANNIES HE SUFF]S UND] CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY4 ,?IS IS :Y HE WAS SU* AN 5EMY ( POLITICIANS1 ( P>LIAM5T>Y REVOLUTION>IES1 ( ?OSE :O REBEL ONLY TO *ANGE MA/]S1 & IT WAS = !M HE WROTE3 0,ANY POLITICAL REVOLUTION ?AT DOESN'T HAVE AS IMM$IATE & DIRECT GOAL ECONOMIC EQUALITY IS FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! PEOPLE'S 9T]E/S & RI<TS1 NO?+ BUT MASK$ & HYPOCRITICAL REACTION40 

,?9K+ 9 ?IS WAY1 ,BAKUN9 REPRES5T$ AN 5TIRE SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION ( ! #a#i? ,C5TURY & P]SONIFI$ ONE ( ITS CURR5TS4 ,:ILE POLITICAL IDEAS PR$OM9AT$ AMONG ! ,FR5* ,M>XI/S & SOCIALI/S1 :ILE !Y GOT FROM ,K>L ,M>X ! DECL>ATION ?AT ! CONQUE/ ( PUBLIC AU?ORITY IS ! FIR/ DUTY ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ,BAKUN91 BY HIS /RUGGLES 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL AGA9/ AU?ORIT>IANISM1 AGA9/ ,M>X & ESPECIALLY AGA9/ POLITICAL ,M>XISM1 RALLI$ ALL ?OSE :O ?\<T ?AT ! REVOLUTION MU/ BE1 ABOVE ALL1 ECONOMIC4 ,/RANGELY1 HE WAS ONE ( ! 9SPIRATIONS = ?OSE ,SPANI% AN>*I/ COLLECTIVI/S :O W]E & >E - LIKE1 9CID5TALLY1 !IR ,G]MAN BRO!RS - MORE PURELY ,M>XI/ ?AN ! ,M>X ( HIS F9AL DAYS4 

,BUT 9 ORD] TO %[ ,BAKUN9'S ACTIONS IT ISN'T HIS DOGMATIC WORKS ?AT %\LD BE PUBLI%$1 RA!R IT IS HIS CORRESPOND5CE1 CORRESPOND5CE ( A CONSID]ABLE EXT5T1 ( A CEASELESS ACTIVITY ?AT FOM5T$ 5?USIASM ?R\<\T ,EUROPE4 ,IT IS ALSO ALL HIS WORK 9 ! ASSOCIATIONS HE F\ND$1 9 ! 0,ALLIANCE ( ,SOCIALI/ ,DEMOCRATS10 & ESPECIALLY 9 ! CONGRESSES ( ! ,F$]ATION ,JURASSI5E WE CAN SEE ,BAKUN9 AS HE TRULY WAS4 

,?IS HIRSUTE GIANT1 ) HIS 5ORM\S HEAD1 MADE EV5 L>G] BY HIS 5ORM\S MANE & UNKEMPT BE>D1 CU/OM>ILY W5T TO SLEEP FULLY DRESS$ & ) HIS %OES ON3 & ?IS SYMBOLIZ$ HIS LIFE4 ,HE HAD NO RO(1 NO FA!RL&2 LIKE AN APO/LE HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO LEAVE = :]EV] HE C\LD WORK AT BR++ ON ! FUTURE4 ,HE WAS ! PROPAG&I/ P> EXCELL5CE1 HE :O MU/ ALWAYS BE ON ! ROAD1 NO MATT] ! H\R OR ! DAY4 ,HIS EV5TFUL & W&]+ LIFE1 HIS AB&ONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA ( HIS PRIVILEGES SO HE C\LD GO 0AMONG ! PEOPLE10 HIS YE>S 9 EXILE 9 ,SIB]IA1 HIS P]IL\S ESCAPE1 ! CAPITAL PUNI%M5TS HE RISK$1 ! PRISON T]MS HE SUFF]$1 ALL ( ?IS ADD$ TO HIS PRE/IGE4 ,HE APPE>$ TO ?OSE :O KNEW HIM AS A /RANGE & EV5 MY/]I\S BE+1 & HIS P[] OV] PEOPLE'S SPRITS WAS 9CREAS$ BECAUSE ( ?IS4 ,BUT ?AT HE WAS AN 9COMP>ABLE AGITATOR WAS NOT [$ TO HIS EXT]NAL APPE>ANCE4 ,HE [$ IT TO HIS >DOR1 HIS FAI?1 & HIS PASSION1 & !SE GIFTS - & EV5 !SE DEFECTS - MADE HIM A LEAD] ( M54 

,WE MU/ RETURN AT GREAT] L5G? TO ALL ,I HAVE SAID4 ,I WANT$ TO DRAW A SKET* ( ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN91 & NOT PA9T A PORTRAIT4 ,I ATTEMPT$ TO %[ :AT HE WAS & ,I DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE %[N HIM EXACTLY AS HE WAS4 ,LAT]1 :5 WE WILL HAVE ! MAT]IALS ?AT TODAY WE LACK1 ,I WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK O!RWISE ( ! WORK & ! MAN4 

.<#a.> ,MI*EL ,BAKUN93 ,OEUVRES 7,F$]ALISME1 ,SOCIALISME ET ,ANTI!OLOGISME1 ,DIEU ET ,L',ETAT7 ,TRESSE ET ,/OCK ,$ITEURS1 ,P>IS4 

.<#b.> ,NOTABLY BY ,M4 ,DE ,LAVELEYE :O BASES A P>T ( HIS /UDY ON A C]TA9 0,REVOLUTION>Y ,CATE*ISM0 :I* IS NOT BY ,BAKUN94 ,I AM NOT SPEAK+ ( ! WORKS ( NO VALUE LIKE ?AT ( ,M4 ,W9T]] OR ?AT MORE REC5TLY ( ,M4 ,B\RDEAU3 0,LE ,SOCIALISME ,ALLEM& ET LE ,NIHILISME ,RUSSE10 :I* IS M$IOCRE & ILL-9=M$4 

.<#c.> ,A4 ,H]Z52 ,DE ,L',AUTRE ,RIVE 7,LETTRES A UN ANCI5 AMI2 DEUXIEME LETT]7 

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