Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Explore the history of Mennonites through materials found in the Mennonite Heritage Archives. Using interviews, object, and documents, this podcast will dive into stories inspiring, tragic, strange, and beautiful. As varied as the lives of the people and organizations whose materials are housed in the Mennonite Heritage Archives, this weekly podcast aims to educate and inspire greater interest in Mennonite history.
Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Who Was Nestor Makhno? (Part 3)
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Today, we bring you Part 3, the final instalment of our series on Nestor Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary leader during the civil uprisings of the late 1910s. In Part 3, Sean Patterson brings us insights into the role that wealth and ethnicity played in the movement named for Makhno, and draw some conclusions about what Mennonites today can and should take away from this story.
Series synopsis:
In Part 1 (Nov. 8), we take a deep dive into the life of Nestor Makhno’s early years, learn about his ideology, how he understood anarchy, and what his goals were.
In Part 2 (Nov. 16), we focus on the terrible Eichenfeld Massacre, and find out if and how Makhno was implicated.
In Part 3 (Nov. 23), we look draw some conclusions about what Mennonites today can and should take away from this story.
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