Durruti the 'Tame Wolf'
- By Anthony Sparrowhawk
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- 18 Sep, 2018
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The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Anarchists
Durruti was the darling of the Spanish working classes. Not only an anarchist leader but at times bank robber, gunman, reluctant politician, orator and military commander. He was, in the opinion of some, the victim of a tragic accident when a comrade dropped his weapon and fired off what was to be a fatal shot. Others, including myself, do not accept this story. By October 1936, Durruti was becoming a serious irritation to the Spanish Republican Government, not the fighting spirit of his troops but his insistance that Spain should continue on the path to social revolution, carrying out the collectivisation of agriculture and industry and rejecting militarization of the political militias.
In July 1936, the CNT anarchists had flooded the streets of Barcelona and over the coming weeks extended their control over Aragon. By November, the Stalinists had gained the upper hand in Spain. trading weapons and aid for influence in government.
By the end of November he was dead. But who was it who had the most to gain? The Stalinists? Franco? Or was it the anarchist leadership?
In July 1936, the CNT anarchists had flooded the streets of Barcelona and over the coming weeks extended their control over Aragon. By November, the Stalinists had gained the upper hand in Spain. trading weapons and aid for influence in government.
By the end of November he was dead. But who was it who had the most to gain? The Stalinists? Franco? Or was it the anarchist leadership?
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