,NATIONAL ,CATE*ISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 

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,PHOTO BY ,/EV5 ,VA*]1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,9TRODUCTION 

,! NATIONAL CATE*ISMS ( DIFF]5T C\NTRIES MAY DIFF] ON SECOND>Y PO9TS1 BUT !RE >E C]TA9 FUNDAM5TAL PO9TS :I* MU/ BE ACCEPT$ BY ! NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ( ALL C\NTRIES AS ! BASIS ( !IR RESPECTIVE CATE*ISMS1 ,!SE PO9TS >E3 

,?AT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y = ANY C\NTRY WI%+ TO JO9 ! FREE F$]ATIONS ( PEOPLES TO REPLACE ITS C5TRALIZ$1 BUREAUCRATIC1 & MILIT>Y ORGANIZATIONS BY A F$]ALI/ ORGANIZATION BAS$ ONLY ON ! ABSOLUTE LIB]TY & AUTONOMY ( REGIONS1 PROV9CES1 COMMUNES1 ASSOCIATIONS1 & 9DIVIDUALS4 ,?IS F$]ATION WILL OP]ATE ) ELECT$ FUNCTION>IES DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO ! PEOPLE2 IT WILL NOT BE A NATION ORGANIZ$ FROM ! TOP D[N1 OR FROM ! C5T] TO ! CIRCUMF]5CE4 ,REJECT+ ! PR9CIPLE ( IMPOS$ & REGIM5T$ UNITY1 IT WILL BE DIRECT$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 FROM ! CIRCUMF]5CE TO ! C5T]1 ACCORD+ TO ! PR9CIPLES ( FREE F$]ATION4 ,ITS FREE 9DIVIDUALS WILL =M VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS4 ITS ASSOCIATIONS WILL =M AUTONOM\S COMMUNES1 ITS COMMUNES WILL =M AUTONOM\S PROV9CES1 ITS PROV9CES WILL =M ! REGIONS1 & ! REGIONS WILL FREELY F$]ATE 9TO C\NTRIES :I*1 9 TURN4 WILL SOON] OR LAT] CREATE ! UNIV]SAL WORLD F$]ATION4 

,RECOGNITION ( ! ABSOLUTE RI<T ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL1 COMMUNE1 ASSOCIATION1 PROV9CE1 & NATION TO SEC$E FROM ANY BODY ) :I* IT IS AFFILIAT$4 .<#a.> 

,! IMPOSSIBILITY ( POLITICAL LIB]TY )\T POLITICAL EQUALITY4 ,POLITICAL FRE$OM & EQUALITY >E IMPOSSIBLE )\T SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EQUALITY4 

,! ,NECESSITY ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 

,! SPREAD & DEP? ( ?IS REVOLUTION WILL MORE OR LESS DIFF] 9 EA* C\NTRY1 ACCORD+ TO ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL SITUATION & ! LEVEL ( REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE >E C]TA9 PR9CIPLES :I* CAN TODAY ATTRACT & 9SPIRE ! MASSES TO ACTION1 REG>DLESS ( !IR NATIONALITY OR ! CONDITION ( !IR CIVILIZATION4 ,!SE PR9CIPLES >E3 

,! L& IS ! COMMON PROP]TY ( SOCIETY4 ,BUT ITS FRUITS & USE %ALL BE OP5 ONLY TO ?OSE :O CULTIVATE IT BY !IR LABOR2 ACCORD+LY1 GR\ND R5TS MU/ BE ABOLI%$4 

,S9CE ALL SOCIAL WEAL? IS PRODUC$ BY LABOR1 HE :O CONSUMES )\T WORK+1 IF ABLE TO WORK1 IS A ?IEF4 

,ONLY HONE/ PEOPLE %\LD BE 5TITL$ TO POLITICAL RI<TS4 ,SU* RI<TS %ALL BELONG ONLY TO ! WORK]S4444 

,TODAY NO REVOLUTION CAN SUCCE$ 9 ANY C\NTRY IF IT IS NOT AT ! SAME TIME BO? A POLITICAL & A SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,EV]Y EXCLUSIVELY POLITICAL REVOLUTION -- BE IT 9 DEF5SE ( NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE OR = 9T]NAL *ANGE1 OR EV5 = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A REPUBLIC -- ?AT DOES NOT AIM AT ! IMM$IATE & REAL POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION ( PEOPLE WILL BE A FALSE REVOLUTION4 ,ITS OBJECTIVES WILL BE UNATTA9ABLE & ITS CONSEQU5CES REACTION>Y4 

,! ,REVOLUTION MU/ BE MADE NOT = BUT BY ! PEOPLE & CAN NEV] SUCCE$ IF IT DOES NOT 5?USIA/ICALLY 9VOLVE ALL ! MASSES ( ! PEOPLE1 ?AT IS1 9 ! RURAL C\NTRYSIDE AS WELL AS 9 ! CITIES4 

,ORGANIZ$ BY ! IDEA & ! ID5TITY ( A COMMON PROGRAM = ALL C\NTRIES2 COORD9AT$ BY A SECRET ORGANIZATION :I* WILL RALLY NOT A FEW1 BUT ALL1 C\NTRIES 9TO A S+LE PLAN ( ACTION2 UNIFI$1 FUR!RMORE1 BY SIMULTANE\S REVOLUTION>Y UPRIS+S 9 MO/ ( ! RURAL >EAS & 9 ! CITIES1 ! ,REVOLUTION WILL FROM ! BEG9N+ ASSUME & RETA9 A LOCAL *>ACT]4 ,& ?IS 9 ! S5SE ?AT IT WILL NOT ORIG9ATE ) A PREPOND]ANCE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES ( A C\NTRY SPREAD+ \T1 OR FOCUS$ FROM1 A S+LE PO9T OR C5T]1 OR EV] TAKE ON ! *>ACT] ( A B\RGEOIS QUASI-REVOLUTION>Y EXP$ITION 9 ,ROMAN IMP]IAL /YLE4.<#b.> ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! ,REVOLUTION WILL BUR/ \T FROM ALL P>TS ( A C\NTRY4 ,IT WILL ?US BE A TRUE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION 9VOLV+ EV]YBODY -- M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 -- & IT IS ?IS ?AT WILL MAKE ! ,REVOLUTION 9V9CIBLE4 

,AT ! \TSET 7:5 ! PEOPLE1 = JU/ REASONS1 SPONTANE\SLY TURN AGA9/ !IR TORM5TORS7 ! ,REVOLUTION WILL V]Y LIKELY BE BLOODY & V9DICTIVE4 ,BUT ?IS PHASE WILL NOT LA/ LONG & WILL NEV] .<DEG5]ATE 9TO.> COLD1 SY/EMATIC T]RORISM4444 ,IT WILL BE A W>1 NOT AGA9/ P>TICUL> M51 BUT PRIM>ILY AGA9/ ! ANTISOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS UPON :I* !IR P[] & PRIVILEGES DEP5D4 

,! ,REVOLUTION WILL !RE=E BEG9 BY DE/ROY+1 ABOVE ALL1 ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS & ALL ! ORGANIZATIONS1 *UR*ES1 P>LIAM5TS4 TRIBUNALS1 ADM9I/RATIONS1 BANKS1 UNIV]SITIES1 ETC41 :I* CON/ITUTE ! LIFEBLOOD ( ! ,/ATE4 ,! ,/ATE MU/ BE 5TIRELY DEMOLI%$ & DECL>$ BANKRUPT1 NOT ONLY F9ANCIALLY1 BUT EV5 MORE POLITICALLY1 BUREAUCRATICALLY1 MILIT>ILY 79CLUD+ ITS POLICE =CE74 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! PEOPLE 9 ! RURAL COMMUNES AS WELL AS 9 ! CITIES WILL CONFISCATE = ! B5EFIT ( ! ,REVOLUTION ALL /ATE PROP]TY4 ,!Y WILL ALSO CONFISCATE ALL PROP]TY BELONG+ TO ! REACTION>IES & WILL BURN ALL DE$S ( PROP]TY & DEBTS1 DECL>+ NULL & VOID EV]Y CIVIL1 CRIM9AL1 JUDICIAL1 & (FICIAL DOCUM5T & RECORD1 LEAV+ EA* 9 ! /ATUS QUO POSSESSION 7( PROP]TY74 ,?IS IS ! MANN] 9 :I* ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION WILL BE MADE1 & ONCE ! 5EMIES ( ! ,REVOLUTION >E DEPRIV$ ( ALL !IR RES\RCES IT WILL NO LONG] BE NECESS>Y TO 9VOKE BLOODY MEASURES AGA9/ !M4 ,FUR!R1 ! UNNECESS>Y EMPLOYM5T ( SU* UN=TUNATE MEASURES MU/ 9EVITABLY LEAD TO ! MO/ HORRIBLE & =MIDABLE REACTION4 

,! ,REVOLUTION BE+ LOCALIZ$1 IT WILL NECESS>ILY ASSUME A F$]ALI/ *>ACT]4 ,?US1 UPON OV]?R[+ ! E/ABLI%$ GOV]NM5T1 ! COMMUNES MU/ REORGANIZE !MSELVES 9 A REVOLUTION>Y MANN]1 ELECT+ ! ADM9I/RATORS & REVOLUTION>Y TRIBUNALS ON ! BASIS ( UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE & ON ! PR9CIPLE ?AT ALL (FICIALS MU/ BE MADE DIRECTLY & EFFECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE TO ! PEOPLE4 

,9 ORD] TO PREP>E = ?IS REVOLUTION IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO CONSPIRE & TO ORGANIZE A /RONG SECRET ASSOCIATION COORD9AT$ BY AN 9T]NATIONAL NUCLEUS4 

  

.<#a.> ,BAKUN9 BELIEV$ ?AT VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION1 IMPELL$ BY COMMON NE$S1 WILL BE MORE DURABLE ?AN COMPULSORY UNITY IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE4 ,VOLUNT>Y UNITY1 SAYS ,BAKUN91 0WILL !N BE TRULY /RONG1 FECUND1 & 9DISSOLUBLE40 -- ,TR4 

.<#b.> I4E41 S5D+ DICTATORIAL COMMISS>S TO IMPOSE ! 0P>TY L9E0 

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