Maria Nikiforova: The Revolution without Delay: The Odyssey of an Anarchist through Ukraine

by Mila Cotlenko

Genres: History

165 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[vladigathe · Rating 3 out of 5]

c'est très intéressant mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi les livres sur les communistes et les anarchistes sont toujours aussi pénibles à lire stylistiquement parlant, ça fait un peu onanisme intellectuel et c'est bien dommage parce que franchement quelle reine maroussia 👍🏻

[Nuwan Dabare · Rating 4 out of 5]

I prepared myself for a disconnected narrative and confusing historical account of the Black Forces in Southeastern Ukraine. What I found was an itemised account of military tactics and the political events surrounding the life of Maria Nikiforova, specifically, and the history of Anarchist Ukraine in general.

This interpretation might be a reflection of my own reading style and shouldn't influence how others interact with the book.

One overall problem I have with the book is that the cover clearly states that the focus will be on Maria Nikiforova. Instead, the book, especially in the latter half, is primarily centred on the role/legacy of Nestor Makhno. Which I found to be somewhat distracting. Besides this, I would offer a slight amendment to its subtitle, 'The Odyssey of an Anarchist Through Ukraine', to 'An Odyssey through Anarchist Ukraine'.

I contend that this book should be on any shelf dedicated to Anarchist history.