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Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
Anarchist army of Ukrainian peasants and workers (1918–21) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Революційна Повстанська Армія України, romanized: Revoliutsiina Povstanska Armiia Ukrainy), also known as Makhnovtsi (Ukrainian: Махновці), named after their leader Nestor Makhno, was an anarchist army formed largely of Ukrainian peasants and workers during the Russian Civil War. They protected the operation of "free soviets" and libertarian communes by the Makhnovshchina, an attempt to form a stateless anarcho-communist society from 1918 to 1921 during the Ukrainian War of Independence.
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![]() A flag used by the 2nd Consolidated Infantry Regiment of the RIAU Inscription in Russian: "Death to oppressors of workers" | |
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Dates of operation | 1918–1921 |
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Headquarters | Huliaipole |
Active regions | Southeastern Ukraine |
Ideology | Anarcho-communism |
Political position | Far-left |
Size | 103,000 in December 1919 |
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