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Peasant-militia anarchismHistorical polity

Free Territory (Makhnovshchina)

During the Russian Revolution, Makhno's Free Territory was an anarchist experiment in Ukraine, with self-managed peasant communes and popular militias that rejected both the White state and Bolshevik power.

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Predominant Spectrum
Anarchist
Closest catalog ideology
Kropotkinian Anarchism
Closest Figure
Peter Kropotkin
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Federal
    Federal97.5%
    Unitary2.5%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Democracy
    Democracy86.2%
    Autocracy13.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Liberty
    Security8.8%
    Liberty91.2%
  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation10%
    Multicultural90%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force18.8%
    Negotiation81.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Very strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention86.2%
    Interventionist13.8%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public78.8%
    Private21.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction55%
    Markets45%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism67.5%
    Free trade32.5%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular88.8%
    Religious11.2%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive62.5%
    Traditionalist37.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration42.5%
    Ecologist57.5%

What distinguishes Free Territory (Makhnovshchina)

Largest median distance

Distribution of power

This position is 68.8 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 29% FederalFree Territory (Makhnovshchina) 98% Federal

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 2.5 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 58% State directionFree Territory (Makhnovshchina) 55% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.