Makhnovshchina (1918–1921)

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Ukrainian Free Territory
Махновщина
1918–1921
Flag of Ukrainian Free Territory
Flag
Motto: Власть рождает паразитов. Да здравствует анархия!
Power breeds parasites. Long live anarchy!
Anthem: Розпрягайте, хлопці, коні
Unhitch the horses, boys
CapitalHuliaipole
Dominant mode of productionCommunism (De-Jure) Semi-Feudalism (De-Facto)
GovernmentStateless Communes (De-Jure) Warlordism (De-Facto)
• Leader
Nestor Makhno
LegislatureRegional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents
History
• Established
1918
• Dissolution
1921
Area
• Total
~75,000 km²
Population
• Estimate
~7,500,000
• Density
~100 km²
CurrencyVarious Used
Today part ofUkraine, Donetsk


The Ukrainian Free Territory, also know as Makhnovshchina (Ukrainian: Махновщина) was a supposedly stateless society that existed during the Russian Civil War, however, it was effectively a bandit state, headed by Nestor Makhno. Its lack of true statelessness can be attributed to its Feudalistic economy.[1]

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