Argentina 1909: The Red Week and the Anarchist Bombing

In 1909, Buenos Aires was rocked by a wave of anarchist violence that culminated in the assassination of police chief Ramón Falcón. This episode digs into the radical politics that flourished in Argentina's immigrant neighborhoods, the brutal state crackdown, and the execution of the young Ukrainian-born anarchist Simón Radowitzky. We explore the context of labor militancy, the rise of the FORA anarchist federation, and the city's transformation into a crucible of revolutionary ideas. How did a society built on European immigration become a hotbed of anarchist agitation? What did the Falcón assassination mean for Argentina's path toward democracy? And why does the memory of Radowitzky still stir debate today?

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