ABC of anarchism, 2nd edition. Berkman A.

The book “The ABC of anarchism”, written by the prominent American anarchist of Russian descent Alexander Berkman (1870--1936), the famous historian Paul Avrich called “The most clear presentation of communist anarchism in English and any other language”. In this work, in a simple and clear form, the main provisions of the anarch-communist doctrine and tactics are clarified: criticism of the state, capitalism and Bolshevism, the rationale for the values ​​of freedom and equality, the idea of ​​the methods of struggle of direct action, the social revolution and without a state social structure based on universal self-government.

The publication also includes excerpts dedicated to the Kronstadt uprising from the diary that Berkman conducted in Soviet Russia in 1920-1921, as well as his article on Kronstadt of 1921.

The book is designed for historians, philosophers, sociologists and political scientists, as well as all those interested in anarchism.