![]() ![]() ![]() In an effort to revive the movement, the Jewish Anarchist Federation in New York asked Berkman in 1926 to write an introduction to anarchism intended for the general public. Hundreds of Russian anarchists were fleeing to exile in Germany and France. In Ukraine, an anarchist army led by Nestor Makhno had been defeated by the Red Army. In the newly created Soviet Union, Russian anarchists were being arrested by the Cheka and imprisoned or executed. The United States had deported hundreds of anarchists, including Berkman and Emma Goldman, in 1919. The anarchist movement was under siege during the 1920s. Historian Paul Avrich described it as "a classic" and wrote that it was "the clearest exposition of communist anarchism in English or any other language". Anarchist Stuart Christie wrote that Now and After is "among the best introductions to the ideas of anarchism in the English language". ![]() īecause of its presentation of anarchist philosophy in plain language, Now and After has become one of the best-known introductions to anarchism in print. First published in 1929 by Vanguard Press, Now and After has been reprinted many times, often in partial or abbreviated versions, under the titles What Is Communist Anarchism?, What Is Anarchism? or The ABC of Anarchism. Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism is an introduction to the principles of anarchism and anarchist communism written by Alexander Berkman. ![]()
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