Marxism, freedom and the state - Mikhail Bakunin

Bakunin: I told you so

This collection of extracts from the works of Mikhail Bakunin are taken from his writings touching on his controversy with Marx over the nature of the state and its role in the liberation of the international working class.

Written between 1867 and 1872, many of Bakunin's predictions about the outcome of following the authoritarian communist road have been proven valid by the actions of Leninist tyrants across the world.

Marxism, Freedom and the State
Translated and Edited with a Foreword and Biographical Sketch by K. J. Kenafick

Scanned in and put in HTML format by Greg Alt 1996
HTML re-formatting Dana Ward 1999

TO THE MEMORY OF
J. W. (Chummy) FLEMING
WHO, FOR NEARLY SIXTY YEARS
UPHELD THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
AT THE YARA BANK OPEN AIR FORUM
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
-- K. J. Kenafick

Comments

Steven.
Sep 4 2012 15:17

Bump, as I have added an awesome image to these texts

Havaan
Sep 4 2012 20:19

that image is pretty bad ass.

Arbeiten
Sep 4 2012 21:48

yeah love this image, and the text actually.

medwards
Sep 5 2012 07:31

Lordy y'all have stirred up the apologists on facebook something fierce with this one.

syndicalist
Jan 7 2015 03:51

Always liked this booklet

syndicalist
Jan 7 2015 03:55

I never quite understood what Bakunin meant by " materialism" and "determinism" as being separate and distinct from the (small m) marxian view of same

augustynww
Jan 7 2015 08:36
syndicalist wrote:
I never quite understood what Bakunin meant by " materialism" and "determinism" as being separate and distinct from the (small m) marxian view of same

Bakunin's materialism is naturalist (like in natural sciences), marxian historical materialism is anthropocentrist. Bakunin's determinism is also naturalist, broader and social, marxian determinism is economical one.