Insurrectionary Anarchism in Poland: The Case of the People’s Liberation Front

Anarchist Studies - ISSN 2633-8270
Volume 32 Number 2 (2024)

Insurrectionary Anarchism in Poland: The Case of the People’s Liberation Front
Grzegorz Piotrowski pages 75-102
DOI: 10.3898/AS.32.2.04

Abstract

The regime change in 1989 transformed nearly all elements of life in Poland, and the anarchist movement was not an exception. This article focuses on the Peoples’ Liberation Front, the first post-war Polish anarchist group to use violence as its modus operandi. Their actions were rejected en masse by the rest of the Polish anarchist movement, and in particular by the Anarchist Federation, which was establishing itself as the dominant organisation within the Polish anarchist movement. The functioning of the Peoples’ Liberation Front was and still is submerged in controversy. One allegation is that it was a false flag operation sponsored by the newly established civil counterintelligence service. Another view is that it was defined by a series of actions undertaken by youth fascinated by violence. 

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To cite this article
Grzegorz Piotrowski (2024) Insurrectionary Anarchism in Poland: The Case of the People’s Liberation Front, Anarchist Studies, 32(2), 75-102. https://doi.org/10.3898/AS.32.2.04

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