Ruch anarchistyczny w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej – wybrane dylematy okresu przemian

Abstract

This case study is an illustration of the dilemmas and challenges with which the anarchist movement in Middle and Eastern Europe was faced in the first decade of the 21st century. The aim here is also to present the manifestation of the activity of the anarchist movement in that time. The anarchist movement did not play such a significant role as many other political movements. However, there were some organisational structures that had an international character. What is more, the magazines published and the Internet portals created, played an integrated and propagandised role. During that period the anarchist movement confronted the following dilemmas: global or local character of activities, the necessity of the change of an ideological opponent, defining the ultimate as well as short-term aims, and the choice of methods of achieving those aims. The research material constituted the publications in the anarchist magazine „Abolishing The Borders From Below. Anarchist Courier From Eastern Europe” from the years 2001–2010. It’s an English bi-monthly magazine published in Berlin but accessible to the readers almost in all countries in Middle Eastern Europe. Its subject reflects the diversity of social and political problems, which are the core of interest of anarchists.