Black Army

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The Black Army was an anarchist military force led by Nestor Makhno that fought in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, promoting libertarian socialist ideals and peasant self-organization.

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Black Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anarchist military force ⓘ
irregular military unit ⓘ
revolutionary army ⓘ
activeDuring Russian Civil War ⓘ
allianceNature tactical and temporary ⓘ
alliedWith Bolsheviks ⓘ
linked to: Bolshevik faction

Red Army ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Makhnovshchina ⓘ
Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine ⓘ
basedIn Huliaipole ⓘ
conflict Russian Civil War ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
disbanded early 1920s ⓘ
foughtAgainst Bolsheviks ⓘ
linked to: Bolshevik faction

Central Powers occupation forces ⓘ
Ukrainian nationalists ⓘ
White movement ⓘ
hasLeader Nestor Makhno ⓘ
ideology anarchism ⓘ
anarcho-communism ⓘ
libertarian socialism ⓘ
influencedBy Russian anarchism ⓘ
Ukrainian peasant traditions ⓘ
legacy inspiration for libertarian socialist movements ⓘ
symbol of anarchist resistance ⓘ
notableLeader Nestor Makhno ⓘ
operatedIn Ukraine ⓘ
opposed centralized government ⓘ
landlordism ⓘ
state authority ⓘ
organizationalPrinciple elected commanders ⓘ
self-management ⓘ
soldiers’ assemblies ⓘ
organizedAs volunteer army ⓘ
politicalGoal peasant self-rule ⓘ
stateless socialist society ⓘ
promoted peasant self-organization ⓘ
region eastern Ukraine ⓘ
southern Ukraine ⓘ
linked to: Southern Ukraine
socialBase Ukrainian peasants ⓘ
rural workers ⓘ
supported free soviets ⓘ
symbolColor black ⓘ
timePeriod 1918–1921 ⓘ
usedTactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
mobile cavalry raids ⓘ

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