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Nestor Makhno and Fedir Shchus led insurgents to successfully ambush the Central Powers that occupied southern Ukraine during World War I.
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Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934)
Nestor Ivanovych Makhno, also known as Bat'ko Makhno, was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Ukrainian War of Independence. He established the Makhnovshchina, a mass movement by the Ukrainian peasantry…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fedir Shchus
Ukrainian anarchist and military commander (1893–1921)
Fedir Shchus was a Ukrainian military commander (ataman) in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
Anarchist army of Ukrainian peasants and workers (1918–21)
The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine, also known as Makhnovtsi, named after their founder Nestor Makhno, was an anarchist army formed largely of Ukrainian peasants and workers during the Russian Civil War. They protected the operation of "free soviets" and libertarian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Dibrivka
1918 battle in the Ukrainian War of Independence
The Battle of Dibrivka was a military conflict between Ukrainian insurgents, led by Nestor Makhno and Fedir Shchus, and the Central Powers that were occupying southern Ukraine. It took place on 30 September 1918, towards the end of World War I. The battle began when Makhno,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Central Powers
Military coalition in World War I
The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, were one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria; this was also known as the Quadruple Alliance.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Southern Ukraine
Southern oblasts of Ukraine
Southern Ukraine refers, generally, to the territories in the South of Ukraine.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)