(1936 - 39)For a brief time, capitalism and the State was replaced by solidarity, mutual aid, and respect for others. Workers and peasants, who were deeply influenced by anarchist ideas, ran society collectively and gained control over their lives, industry and land. As it turned out, the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 was a rehearsal for the carnage to come. Nazi Germany aided the Fascist rebellion against Spain's republican government, and the Soviet Union took the other side. Many Western leftists rallied to the republican cause, but ultimately in vain.
The film "Land and Freedom" (young man from Liverpool goes to Spain
to fight for his ideals) gives a good impression of what the war was
about and additionally is a fine lesson in politics.
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