The Revue International Anarchiste’s World Survey (1924–1925)

Abstract

This article focuses on a key moment in anarchist history, a turning point following a period of intense action, hope, and, ultimately, defeat, which began with the Russian Revolution and culminated in the rise of fascism in Italy and authoritarian dictatorship in Spain. Exiled anarchists joined their French counterparts and undertook various projects, one of which was the publication of the Revue International Anarchiste (RIA), a polyglot monthly journal published in Paris between November 1924 and June 1925. In its first issue, the RIA published a "World Survey" on the immediate and future tasks of anarchism. This paper analyzes these significant debates within the anarchist field.