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Mikhail Bakunin

Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876) was a Russian revolutionary and a foundational theorist of anarchism, most famous for his critique of state authority and organized religion in works such as God and the State and Statism and Anarchy . A fierce opponent of Karl Marx, he advocated for decentralized, voluntary federations of communes and collective ownership, arguing that all forms of hierarchical power inevitably lead to oppression. His emphasis on spontaneous rebellion and mutual aid profoundly influenced later anarchist and libertarian socialist thought.

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