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Durruti Column
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The Durruti Column was an anarchist militia column, led by Buenaventura Durruti, which fought on the side of the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. It was the first militia column establis
Buenaventura Durruti, commander of the Durruti Column
Buenaventura Durruti, commander of the Durruti Column
The Casa de Velázquez, before (below) and after (above) the civil war
The Casa de Velázquez, before (below) and after (above) the civil war
The ruins of the Hospital Clinic, after the civil war
The ruins of the Hospital Clinic, after the civil war
Militiamen carrying Durruti's coffin in Barcelona
Militiamen carrying Durruti's coffin in Barcelona
Simone Weil
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Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influenti
Durruti Column
…he discovered that the Durruti Column had summarily executed 38 people in Fraga, including the local priest and some of the town's richer residents. Simone Weil also reported that the Durruti Column executed a young Falangist prisoner from Pina de Ebro, after Durruti himself had unsuccessfully attempted to…
Weil in 1943
Weil in 1943
Weil with her father
Weil with her father
Weil at age 13, during a family holiday to Belgium.
Weil at age 13, during a family holiday to Belgium.
Leon Trotsky, for whom Weil arranged a period of residence at her parents' apartment in Paris in December 1933. Weil was one of the rare few who appea
Leon Trotsky, for whom Weil arranged a period of residence at her parents' apartment in Paris in December 1933. Weil was one of the rare few who appeared to hold her own with the Red Army founder.