Chernoe Znamia

Chernoe Znamia
(The Black Banner)
Dates of operation1903–1908
MotivesOverthrow of governments; establishment of an anarchist society.
Active regionsWestern and southern regions of the Russian Empire.
IdeologyAnarchism
(Anarcho-communism)
Major actionsVarious acts of robbery and assassination.

Chernoe Znamia (or Chornoe Znamia) (Russian: Чёрное знамя, English: The Black Banner), known as the Chernoznamentsy, was a Russian anarchist communist organisation. It emerged in 1903 as a federation of cadres.[1] It took its name, "The Black Banner", from the anarchist black flag.[2]

  1. ^ Geifman 1993, p. 127
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference av44 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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