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Title: Revoliutsiinii Katekhizm (Revolutionary Catechism)
Description: Lviv, Nakladom Pavla Volosenky, 1907. First Edition. Softcover. First Ukrainian edition; 7 x 5; pp. [3], 6-15; beige wraps, backed with later green cloth; a few mild spots to wraps; several small chips to edges; remnants of old tape to front hinge; a few passages underlined; good to very good condition. A first Ukrainian appearance of Russian revolutionary anarchist Mikhail Bakunin's (1814 - 1876) "Revolutionary Catechism" (not to be confused with the later "Catechism of the Revolutionary," also known in English as "The Rules That Should Inspire a Revolutionist" of Sergei Nechaev), the paper was originially written in 1865 - 1866. After founding the secret International Revolutionary Association in 1864, Bakunin outlined its program and statutes in three related documents - "The International Family," "The National Catechism," and the current one. They were said to have set "the spiritual foundation of the entire anarchist movement.." OCLC lists a copy at Harvard; none in the trade (as of August 2020). Ill.: 0. Very good 2.

Keywords: Anarchism, Russia 0

Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: ZH Books
- Book number: 002074

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