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Anarchism in Estonia

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The history ofAnarchism in Estoniadates back to theRussian Revolution,seeing a resurgence after theSinging Revolution.

History

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In September 1917, theAnarchist Communist Youth Association of Narvawas founded inNarva.It established libraries, autonomous groups, choirs and an orchestra foryounganarcho-communiststo participate in.[1]

In the 1970s, the anarchist movement re-emerged in theEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic,as part of theEstonian punksubculture. TheSinging Revolution,which brought an end toSoviet rule in the Baltic statesand saw the return offreedom of expression,allowed for the complete re-organization of the anarchist movement. This first took form on May 10, 1995, with the foundation of the "Anarchist League of Estonia" (Estonian:Maavalla Anarhistlik Liit,MAL) by a group ofindividualist anarchists.[2]This was followed on May 1, 1999, by the Fraternitas Anarchensis Corporation (Estonian:Korporatsioon Fraternitas Anarchensis,KFA),[3]on April 30, 2002, by the Estonian Anarchist Party (Estonian:Eesti Anarhistlik Partei,EAP)[4]and on February 22, 2006, by RedBlack (Estonian:PunaMust,PM).[5]

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References

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  1. ^Martinson, Karl."Noorteliikumine Eestis Pöördelistel Aastatel 1914–1917".Noorteliikumise Ajaloost Eestis(Thesis) (in Estonian). Archived fromthe originalon June 24, 2007.RetrievedAugust 27,2007.
  2. ^"Aims and Principles".Anarchist League of Estonia. September 3, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2007.
  3. ^Pau, Martin (November 16, 2006)."Looduskaitsja anarhistide ridadest".Postimees. Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2019.
  4. ^"Põhikirja tutvustus".Eesti Anarhistlik Partei. 2002. Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.
  5. ^"About PunaMust".PunaMust. December 2, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2014.