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,?IS BOOK1 $IT$ & 9TRODUC$ BY ,V]NON ,RI*>DS1 GA!RS TOGE!R >TICLES TRANSLAT$ 9 FULL = ! FIR/ TIME & 9T5D$ TO SUPPLEM5T ,MALATE/A3 ,HIS ,LIFE & ,IDEAS ALSO PUBLI%$ BY ,FRE$OM ,PRESS4 ,MALATE/A WAS AN ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ AGITATOR ACTIVE = MORE ?AN #f YE>4 ,HE WAS A LEAD+ LI<T 9 BO? ! ,ITALIAN & 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,!SE WRIT+S >E IMPORTANT BECAUSE !Y COV] ! P]IOD ( FASCI/ REACTION 9 ,ITALY = MU* ( :I* ,MALATE/A WAS UND] H\SE >RE/4 ,9 ?IS P]IOD ! SO>+ HOPES ( ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S ) ! OCCUPATION ( ! FACTORIES 9 #aiai W]E TO BE DISMALLY CRU%$ 9 ! FOLL[+ YE>S4 ,! 0PREV5TIVE C\NT]-REVOLUTION0 AS ANO!R \T/&+ AN>*I/ COMMUNI/1 ,LUIGI ,FABBRI1 A CLOSE ASSOCIATE ( ,MALATE/A1 CALL$ ! RISE ( ,MUSSOL9I & ,FASCISM1 WAS TO LAY WA/E TO ! EFF]VESC5T OPTIMISM ( ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S4 

,MALATE/A ALWAYS REMA9$ AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ?R\<\T HIS LONG LIFE AS A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,HE TOOK AN ACTIVE P>T AS A MILITANT DEVOT$ TO ORGANIZATION 9 ! ,UNIONE ,AN>*ICA ,ITALIANA 7,U,A,I7 :I* WAS F\ND$ 9 #a#i#b4 ,! F\ND+ ( ?IS ORGANIZATION DID NOT MEAN ! UNIT+ ( ALL AN>*I/S 9 ONE BODY4 ,A GOOD P>T ( ! MOVEM5T1 9CLUD+ ! ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL CURR5T AMONG ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 ) ,LUIGI ,GALLEANI AS !IR LEAD+ LI<T1 AS WELL AS ! AN>*I/ ,9DIVIDUALI/S1 TOOK A CRITICAL ATTITUDE TO ! ,U,A,I1 JUDG+ IT AS TOO 'C5TRALIZ+'4 ,9 ! FACE ( !SE DIVISIONS1 V]Y *>ACT]I/IC ( ! ,ITALIAN MOVEM5T1 ) H>% >GUM5TS & FI]CE POLEMICS1 !RE W]E P]IODIC EF=TS TO AT LEA/ F9D UNITY 9 ACTION 9 ! LI<T ( ! SETBACK ( ! REVOLUTION & ! COMMON FOE ( REACTION & FASCISM4 

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,?IS EXPLA9S ,MALATE/A'S >TICLES 9 ?IS COLLECTION ON 9DIVIDUALISM :]E HE ATTEMPTS TO P]SUADE ADH]5TS ( ?IS CURR5T ( ! EM95T LOGIC ( COMMUNISM1 AT ! SAME TIME UND]L9+ ! POSSIBLE BUREAUCRATIC & C5TRALIZ+ DANG]S ?AT C\LD >ISE4 ,EM95T PRAGMATI/ ?AT HE WAS1 ,MALATE/A NEV] GAVE 9 TO ! VAUNT+ OPTIMISM ?AT AFFLICT$ ,KROPOTK94 ,HE IS NOT AFRAID TO REALIZE ?AT PROBLEMS >E B\ND TO >ISE4 ,ONLY AT ONE TIME1 9 ! LI<T ( ! ,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[] 9 ! NAME ( 'COMMUNISM' DOES HE CONSID] ! LABEL 'ASSOCIATIONI/' RA!R ?AN 'COMMUNI/'4 ,!SE D\BTS SOON PASS & HE RE-AFFIRMS HIS DEVOTION TO ! CONCEPT ( AN>*I/ COMMUNISM ?R\<\T ! O!R ESSAYS ?AT FOLL[4 

,SIMIL>LY HE ADDRESSES HIMSELF TO ! PROBLEM ( ! UNIONS4 ,ALWAYS CRITICAL ( SYNDICALISM1 :E!R AN>*O- OR REVOLUTION>Y1 HE SAYS3 0 ,SO :AT %\LD ! AN>*I/S DO :5 ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATION1 FAC$ ) ! 9FL[ ( A MAJORITY DRIV5 TO IT BY !IR ECONOMIC NE$S ALONE1 CEASES TO BE A REVOLUTION>Y =CE & BECOMES 9VOLV$ 9 A BALANC+ ACT BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR & POSSIBLY EV5 A FACTOR 9 PRES]V+ ! /ATUS QUO04 ,H[EV] HE FAILS TO C>RY ?R\< !SE CRITICISMS TO !IR LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS1 & OPTS = 0AN>*I/S TO REMA9 9 !SE ORGANIZATIONS1 AS !Y >E1 TO WORK )9 !M & SEEK TO PU% !M =W>D TO ! BE/ ( !IR ABILITY1 READY TO AVAIL !MSELVES1 9 CRITICAL MOM5TS ( HI/ORY1 ( ! 9FLU5CE !Y MAY HAVE GA9$1 & TO TRANS=M !M SWIFTLY FROM MODE/ WEAPONS ( DEF5SE TO P[]FUL TOOLS ( ATTACK04 ,?IS BEGS ! QUE/ION1 :E!R ! UNIONS1 SYNDICALI/ OR O!RWISE1 CAN BE SO US$1 & :E!R NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 = EXAMPLE WORK]S C\NCILS1 W\LD NOT >ISE 9 REVOLUTION>Y TIMES4 ,IT IS EASY BE+ WISE ) H9DSI<T1 BUT WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT ,MALATE/A WAS ALREADY >M$ ) A CRITIQUE ( SYNDICALISM & HAD SUPPORT$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! FACTORY C\NCILS4 

,9 O!R >TICLES1 LIKE ?OSE ON SCI5CE1 ,MALATE/A US$ ! ,ITALIAN EXP]I5CE :I* SWEPT AWAY ! OPTIMI/IC ILLUSIONS ( A RAPID DIFFUSION ( LIB]T>IAN IDEAS DUR+ & AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 ,HE ?\<T ?AT ?IS %[$ ?AT AN>*I/S W]E DE/9$ TO REMA9 A M9ORITY = A LONG TIME1 EV5 9 ! CASE ( A VICTORY OV] ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,HE WANT$ TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAK ) 'L9E>' & 'CATA/ROPHIC' CONCEPTS ( REVOLUTION4 ,HE CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY W\LD BE ! RESULT ( A S]IES ( SUCCESSIVE BREAKS & P]IODS ( GRADUAL PROGRESS4 ,?IS PROGRESS MEANT AN ADOPTION ( A 0PRACTICAL PROGRAM ?AT CAN BE ADAPT$ TO ! V>I\S CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT MAY >ISE AS SOCIETY DEVELOPS PRIOR TO1 DUR+ & AFT] ! REVOLUTION0 7,ON ',AN>*I/ ,REVISIONISM'74 ,:IL/ NOT 9 ! LEA/ AB&ON+ ! NE$ = A REVOLUTION>Y BREAK ) ! OLD SOCIETY1 HE SAW ?AT !RE W\LD BE P]IODS ( PREP>ATION1 :5 AN>*I/S W\LD HAVE TO DO !IR UTMO/ TO PREP>E ! MASSES ( ! POPULATION ?R\< PROPAG&A & $UCATION4 

,ALL ( ?IS RAISES A NUMB] ( QUE/IONS4 ,WILL ?IS BE ! SC5>IO = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 VIA A S]IES ( REVOLUTION>Y *ANGES8 ,WILL !RE BE P]IODS 9 BETWE5 ( RELATIVE /ABILITY8 ,OR WILL ! TRANSITION TO AN>*I/ COMMUNISM 9VOLVE ONE CATACLYSMIC BREAK8 ,MALATE/A WAS 9FLU5C$ BY ! ?\<T ?AT SOMEH[ ,FASCISM W\LD COLLAPSE1 DUE TO ANTAGONISMS BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T CURR5TS )9 IT1 OR ANTAGONISM FROM SECTIONS ( ! RUL+ CLASS ?AT W]E SUPPORT+ IT = ! TIME BE+1 OR AS A RESULT ( A MASS UPRIS+ OR AS COMB9ATION ( !SE FACTORS4 ,HE MU/ HAVE 5VISAG$ ! E/ABLI%M5T ( SOME 'LEFT SOCIAL' REPUBLIC AS A FIR/ /AGE AFT] ! FALL ( FASCISM4 ,C]TA9LY HE REFUS$ TO GO 9TO EXILE1 LIKE SO MANY O!R AN>*I/ MILITANTS1 BECAUSE HE ?\<T ?AT ,FASCISM W\LD COLLAPSE 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME4 ,HE FAIL$ TO 5VISAGE ! ,WORLD ,W>1 & !N ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! 0,HI/ORIC ,COMPROMISE0 9 ,ITALY1 A DIRECT CONSEQU5CE ( ! ,COLD ,W>4 

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,F9ALLY1 ! BOOK CONTA9S A POLEMIC BETWE5 ,MALATE/A & ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO AB\T ! ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S4 ,MAKHNO WROTE ?IS ) O!R ,RUSSIAN & ,UKRA9IAN AN>*I/S1 ADVANC+ ! NE$ = A ,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,AN>*I/S & = COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY & TACTICAL & !ORETICAL UNITY4 ,?IS POLEMIC WAS LIMIT$ BY ! FACT ?AT ,MALATE/A WAS UND] H\SE >RE/ & RECEIV$ CORRESPOND5CE FROM ,MAKHNO UP TO A YE> AFT] HE HAD WRITT54 ,MALATE/A QUITE CORRECTLY PO9TS \T ?AT A ,G5]AL ,UNION WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 AS OPPOS+ T5D5CIES )9 AN>*ISM C\LD NOT LONG LA/ )9 ! SAME ORGANIZATION1 QUOT+ ! ,PLAT=M ITSELF ON ?IS QUE/ION4 ,HAV+ GOT D[N TO ! FACT ?AT ! ,PLAT=MI/S MEANT A SPECIFIC AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION1 :I* !Y !MSELVES %\LD HAVE MADE CLE>1 ,MALATE/A !N DELIV]S A NUMB] ( CRITICISMS AB\T COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY1 MAJORITY DECISIONS1 & ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEES AS PROPOS$ BY ! ,PLAT=M4 ,9 SOME WAYS ?IS EX*ANGE APPE>S TO BE A DIALOGUE ( PEOPLE NOT REALLY UND]/&+ :AT EA* O!R MEANS4 ,MALATE/A CRITICIZES ! CONCEPT ( COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY & !N ELABORATES ON SOME?+ ?AT SEEMS TO BE EXACTLY :AT ! ,PLAT=M MEANS BY COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY4 ,N[1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS TAK5 ! EXPRESSION ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE AS PROPOS$ BY ! PLAT=M TO MEAN A CO-ORD9AT+ BODY CONTROLL$ BY ! MEMB]%IP1 P]FECTLY COMPATIBLE ) AN>*I/ & REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLES4 ,H[EV]1 ! T]M IS AMBIGU\S & IS 9ADEQUATELY EXPLA9$4 ,%\LD NOT HAVE ,MALATE/A GOT TO ! SUB/ANCE ( :AT ! ,PLAT=M MEANT1 RA!R ?AN REACT 9 A KNEE-J]K WAY TO ! USE ( ! T]M8 ,MAKHNO'S CL>ITY ON ! NE$ TO SOLVE ! PROBLEMS ( DISORGANIZATION >E NOT ADEQUATELY ANSW]$ BY ,MALATE/A4 ,9DE$1 ! G5]AL REPRESSION ?R\<\T ,EUROPE MEANT ?AT ! :OLE PROBLEM ( ORGANIZATION WAS NOT TO BE S]I\SLY DEBAT$ AGA9 UNTIL ! FIFTIES4 

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