,ON ,REVOLUTION>Y ,DISCIPL9E 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

,TEXT 3 

,SOME COMRADES HAVE PUT ! FOLL[+ QUE/ION TO ME3 ,H[ DO ,I CONCEIVE REVOLUTION>Y DISCIPL9E8  

,I TAKE REVOLUTION>Y DISCIPL9E TO MEAN ! SELF-DISCIPL9E ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 SET 9 ! CONTEXT ( A /RICTLY-PRESCRIB$ COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY EQUALLY 9CUMB5T UPON ALL1 ! RESPONSIBLE POLICY L9E ( ! MEMB]S ( ?AT COLLECTIVE1 LEAD+ TO /RICT CONGRU5CE BETWE5 !IR PRACTICE & !IR !ORY4 

,)\T DISCIPL9E 9 ! ORGANIZATION - ! VANGU>D ( ! REVOLUTION - ONE CANNOT ?9K ( UND]TAK+ ANY S]I\S ACTIVITY = ! CAUSE ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,)\T DISCIPL9E1 ! REVOLUTION>Y VANGU>D CANNOT BE REVOLUTION>Y VANGU>D2 S9CE1 IF IT W]E 9 A DISORD]LY1 DISORGANIZ$ /ATE1 IT W\LD BE P[]LESS TO ANALYZE & PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON ! PRESS+ QUE/IONS ( ! DAY1 SOME?+ ?AT AS 9ITIATOR ! MASSES W\LD DEM& ( IT4 

,I BASE !SE POSITIONS ON OBS]VATION & EXP]I5CE & ON ! FOLL[+ PR]EQUISITES3  

,! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BORE )9 IT A CONT5T ?AT WAS ESS5TIALLY AN>*I/ 9 MANY RESPECTS4 ,HAD ! AN>*I/S BE5 CLOSELY ORGANIZ$ & HAD !Y 9 !IR ACTIONS ABID$ /RICTLY BY A WELL-DEF9$ DISCIPL9E1 !Y W\LD NEV] HAVE SUFF]$ ! CRU%+ DEFEAT !Y DID4 

,BUT BECAUSE ! AN>*I/S 0( ALL P]SUASIONS & T5D5CIES0 DID NOT REPRES5T 7NOT EV5 9 !IR SPECIFIC GR\PS7 A HOMOG5E\S COLLECTIVE ) A DISCIPL9$ L9E ( ACTION1 !Y W]E UNABLE TO )/& ! POLITICAL & /RATEGIC SCRUT9Y :I* REVOLUTION>Y CIRCUM/ANCES IMPOS$ UPON !M4  

,!IR DISORGANIZATION R$UC$ !M TO POLITICAL IMPOT5CE1 GIV+ BIR? TO TWO CATEGORIES ( AN>*I/4  

,ONE CATEGORY WAS MADE UP ( ?OSE :O HURL$ !MSELVES 9TO ! SY/EMATIC OCCUPATION ( B\RGEOIS HOMES1 :]E !Y SET UP H\SE & LIV$ 9 COM=T4 ,!SE >E ! ONES ,I T]M ! 0AN>*I/ T\RI/S10 :O W&]$ >\ND FROM T[N TO T[N1 9 HOPE ( /UMBL+ ACROSS A PLACE TO LIVE = A TIME ALONG ! WAY1 TAK+ !IR LEISURE & HANG+ >\ND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO LIVE 9 COM=T & EASE4 

,! O!R CATEGORY WAS MADE UP ( ?OSE :O SEV]$ ALL REAL CONNECTIONS ) AN>*ISM 7AL?\< A FEW ( !M 9SIDE ! ,U,S,S,R >E N[ PASS+ !MSELVES (F AS ! SOLE REPRES5TATIVES ( ,RUSSIAN AN>*ISM7 & :O FAIRLY SWOOP$ UPON ! POSITIONS (F]$ !M BY ! BOL%EVIKS1 EV5 :5 ! AU?ORITIES W]E %OOT+ AN>*I/S :O REMA9$ TRUE TO !IR REVOLUTION>Y CR$5TIALS BY D5\NC+ ! BOL%EVIKS' TREA*]Y4 

,9 ! LI<T ( !SE LAM5TABLE FACTS1 IT WILL BE READILY UND]/OOD :Y ,I CANNOT REMA9 9DIFF]5T TO ! NON*ALANCE & NEGLIG5CE CURR5TLY TO BE 5C\NT]$ 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,IT PREV5TS !M FROM E/ABLI%+ A COLLECTIVE1 FAC$ ) :I* ?OSE PEOPLE :O GRAB AT AN>*ISM OR :O >E LONG DEAD TO ! CAUSE ( AN>*ISM OR :O JU/ BLABB] ON AB\T AN>*ISM1 ITS UNITY & ACTIONS AGA9/ ! 5EMY 7BUT :O1 :5 IT COMES TO ACTION1 RUN FROM ?IS UNITY71 W\LD BE SE5 9 A DIFF]5T LI<T & W\LD BE PU%$ AWAY TO ! PLACE !Y BELONG4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I AM SPEAK+ AB\T AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ?AT RE/S UPON ! PR9CIPLE ( COMRADELY DISCIPL9E4 

,SU* AN ORGANIZATION W\LD LEAD TO ! NECESS>Y COORD9ATION ( ALL ( ! LIV+ =CES ( AN>*ISM 9 ! C\NTRY & W\LD HELP AN>*I/S TO TAKE !IR RI<TFUL PLACE 9 ! GREAT /RUGGLE ( LABOR AGA9/ CAPITAL4 

,ONLY 9 ?IS WAY CAN ! IDEA ( AN>*ISM GA9 A MASS FOLL[+1 & NOT BE IMPOV]I%$4 ,! ONLY ONES :O C\LD BALK AT SU* AN ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP >E ! IRRESPONSIBLE1 EMPTY-HEAD$ *ATT]BOXES :O HAVE UNTIL N[ ALMO/ DOM9AT$ \R MOVEM5T1  ?R\< \R [N FAULT4 

,RESPONSIBILITY & DISCIPL9E MU/ NOT FRI<T5 ! REVOLUTION>Y4 ,!Y >E ! TRAVEL+ COMPANIONS ( ! PRACTICE ( SOCIAL AN>*ISM4 

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! ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO ,>*IVE47 

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