Mikhail Bakunin

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Mikhail Bakunin born?May 30, 1814
2. When did Mikhail Bakunin die?July 1, 1876 (age 62)
3. Where was Mikhail Bakunin born?Pryamukhino, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
4. What is the career?Revolutionary, philosopher, writer, activist, and organizer
5. Who was Mikhail Bakunin?Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian revolutionary who believed that everyone should be free from bosses and kings. He worked to create a society where people could help each other without a government.
6. What did Bakunin want people to have?He wanted people to live in free communities where they could decide together how to share work and resources. He thought this would stop unfair power.

Anarchism: A political philosophy advocating for self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions, rejecting state authority and hierarchy.
Statism: The belief that the state should have substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs.
Dictatorship of the Proletariat: A Marxist concept of a transitional state where the working class holds political power after overthrowing capitalism.