Our history section contains a large number of articles, and navigation is currently being upgraded to make them easier to find. If you're not sure where to start, take a look at our collections of articles on strikes, or some of the major events of working class history in the 19th and 20th Centuries, including the Paris Commune, Russian Revolution and revolutionary wave, Spanish Civil War, Hungary '56 and France '68. You may also want to try browsing by region or sector.
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A short biography of Swedish anarchist Rudolf Berner, active in Spain and in underground work in Nazi Germany.
A short account of the illegal nationwide postal strikes that spread across America in 1970. After two weeks, during which time the army was called out to break the strike, workers eventually won increases in pay and the right to negotiate on contracts with bosses.
A short biography of Efim Yarchuk, who played an important role in the rebellious town of Kronstadt.
accounts
A first-hand and in-depth account of events in Rennes - one of the most militant towns - by a participant in the anti-CPE movement.
uprisings
In April 1932 at Vichuga, Ivanovo Industrial Region (IPO), USSR, 16,000 textile workers struck at several factories and temporarily took control of the town until the uprising was crushed by both heavy repression and promises of reform from central Soviet command.
