Overviews of Makhno and Anarchism in Ukraine

  1. Anarchist Portraits A collection featuring brief portraits of a number of notable anarchists throughout history, including Nestor Makhno.
  1. Makhno and Memory: Competing Narratives of the Civil War in Ukraine, 1917-1921 An overview and analysis of the conflict between Makhno's forces and Mennonite colonists in southern Ukraine during the Russian Civil War (1917–1921).
  1. Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917-1921 A historical overview of Makhno's revolt, locating it in the context of the final collapse of the Russian Empire that began in 1914.
  1. Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War An overview of Makhno and his forces' role in the Russian Civil War, written from a viewpoint sympathetic to the anarchists' cause.
  1. The Anarchism of Nestor Makhno, 1918-1921: An Aspect of the Ukrainian Revolution Another general historical overview of Makhno's movement, published by the University of Washington Press.

Russian-language Resources

  1. Нестор Махно : крестьянское движение на Украине, 1918-1921 : документы и материалы / Nestor Makhno : krestʹi︠a︡nskoe dvizhenie na Ukraine, 1918-1921 : dokumenty i materialy /A general historical overview of Makhno and his movement.
  1. "Махно, как он есть" : документально-историческая повесть / "Makhno, kak on estʹ" : dokumentalʹno-istoricheskai︠a︡ povest' A survey of Makhno's life and activity drawing heavily on primary source material, including works by Makhno's wife Galina.
  1. История махновского движения (1918-1921) / Istorii︠a︡ makhnovskogo dvizhenii︠a︡ (1918-1921) Written by Petr Arshinov, himself a member of Makhno's movement, this account offers a sympathetic view of Makhno from someone who participated in his revolutionary activity.

Books Written by Makhno

In English:

  1. The struggle against the state & other essays A collection of essays written by Makhno, covering a diverse range of topics related to his political philosophy.
  1. Under the Blows of the Counterrevolution: April - June 1918 The second volume of Nestor Makhno's memoirs, originally published in France in 1936 and published in English here for the first time.

In Russian:

  1. Воспоминания / Vospominanii︠a︡ A collection of writings by Makhno collected in a single volume.
  1. Махновщина и ее вчерашние союзники-большевики / Makhnovshchina i ee vcherashnie soi︠u︡zniki-bol'sheviki A response to the book "Makhnovshchina" by M. Kubanin.
  1. Русская революция на Украине / Russkai︠a︡ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii︠a︡ na Ukraine Writings by Makhno related to the Russian Revolution as experienced in Ukraine.

By Makhno’s Wife:

  1. 40 дней в Гулиай-Поле : воспоминания Матушки Галины - жены батьки Махно / 40 dneĭ v Guliaĭ-Pole : vospominanii︠a︡ Matushki Galiny - zheny batʹki Makhno A memoir written by Makhno's wife, Galina, related to the Makhnovists' revolutionary activity.