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Manol Vassev
Manol Vassev (; 1898 - 1958), real name Yordan Sotirov () was a Anarchism in Bulgaria, Bulgarian anarchist and Syndicalism, syndicalist, considered to personify militant syndicalism and anarcho-communism in Bulgaria. Life Manol Vassev was born Jordan Sotirov in the town of Kyustendil in Bulgaria. He entered the tobacco industry as a worker during his teenage years, and his experiences there went on to form his worldview and opinions. During the First World War, he became an anarchist, and after being demobilized, he became a Union organizer, workplace organizer. In 1923, he gave the idea to form a political detachment locally. After wounding an army officer during a strike in Kyustendil, Kustendil, Vassev was sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, he escaped, took the pseudonym Manol Vassev, and moved to Haskovo. In 1932, still working in the tobacco industry, he published the pamphlet ''Tongata''. During the 1930s, he helped organize the Vlassovden peasant movement along with G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarchism In Bulgaria
Anarchism in Bulgaria first appeared in the 1860s, within the national movement seeking independence from the Ottoman Empire, strongly influenced by the Russian revolutionary movement. Anarchism established itself as a distinct political movement at the end of the 19th century. It developed further in the 20th century, so much so that Bulgaria was one of the few countries in Eastern Europe where the organized anarchist movement enjoyed a real establishment throughout the country, until the seizure of power by the Bulgarian Communist Party. Under the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the anarchist movement survived underground, but was the victim of severe repression. From 1989, anarchism has been freely reconstituted. History Although some elements of anarchist teaching can be found in the sources of medieval Bogomilism, the beginning of the organized anarchist protests in Bulgaria is generally considered to be Spiro Gulabchev's " siromakhomilstvo" movement, inspired by populism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |