The Green Army: Ukraine's Peasant Revolution

In this episode of The Russian Revolution, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked Green Army, a peasant guerrilla movement that fought both Reds and Whites in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War. Centered around the charismatic anarchist Nestor Makhno, the Greens established a short-lived libertarian commune in Huliaipole, defending it against Denikin's White Army, the Bolsheviks, and Ukrainian nationalists. Lucas details Makhno's rise from peasant to guerrilla leader, the Battle of Peregonovka in 1919, and the brutal suppression of the Makhnovshchina by Trotsky's Red Army. The episode examines the Green Army's ideology of peasant self-rule, land redistribution, and anti-authoritarianism, and how their defeat paved the way for Soviet collectivization. With a focus on the human cost and the complexities of civil war, Lucas and Luna discuss why the Green Army's legacy remains controversial and partially forgotten.

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