
from the CrimethInc. collective (09/09/2026)
Across three decades, Russia has been at the forefront of the worldwide descent into authoritarianism. Vladimir Putin’s government has suppressed opposition in ways that aspiring autocrats like Donald Trump are still striving to emulate. Yet despite widespread repression, there is still resistance in Russia, and as Putin’s model proliferates, people everywhere around the world stand to benefit from learning about it. Likewise, we should support Russian anarchist and anti-war prisoners, both because resistance within Russia offers hope for the eventual end of war and totalitarianism and because, should autocrats consolidate power where we live, we will wish for people to support us, as well.
The following text is based on a presentation Antti Rautiainen offered at the Baltic Anarchist Book Fair in Tartu on May 30, 2026. You can watch a video of the presentation here or listen to it via Spotify. The above photograph shows the consequences of an action carried out by the anarchist Ruslan Sidiki.
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Gerrard Winstanley: “To make the Earth a Common Treasury”
from Freedom News (10/09/2026)
Marking 350 years since the death of the English revolutionary Digger (1609-1676)
Robert Graham, Illustrations: Clifford Harper
During the peak of Gerrard Winstanley’s political activity in 1649-1650, he championed an early form of anarchist communism using a radical Protestant vernacular. Winstanley denounced coercive government (“government by the sword”) and private property (“mine and thine”), and through non-violent direct action sought to create egalitarian communities where everything would be held in common.
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