Ida Mett
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Ida Mett was a Belarusian anarcho-syndicalist, physician and writer. Following her experiences in the Russian Revolution, she fled into exile in France, where she collaborated with other exiled revolu
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The Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno, whose biographies were furnished by Mett as a primary source
Halyna Kuzmenko, who Mett portrayed in a negative light through a series of allegations in her memoirs
Halyna Kuzmenko
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Agafya "Halyna" Andriivna Kuzmenko was a Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary. After moving to southern Ukraine, she became a prominent figure within the ranks of the Makhnovshchina, a mass m
Ida Mett
…from Makhno's own memoirs, noting its lack of footnotes and dismissing the author's claims to impartiality. Meanwhile, Mett depicted Makhno's widow Halyna Kuzmenko in a very negative light. She alleged that Kuzmenko had attempted to kill her late husband, had an affair with Volin and that they together stole…
Painting of Halyna Kuzmenko, c. 1919
Halyna Kuzmenko and Nestor Makhno with 15 of their supporters, in a Polish internment camp
Elena Mikhnenko (left) and Nestor Makhno (right), in Paris