Our reading list:

Here are some of the texts we think are key to understanding the theory and practice of anarchist communism in both history and the present. 

​Anarchist classics:

• What is Communist Anarchism? By Alexander Berkman (1929) -  https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-what-is-communist-anarchism 
• Michael Bakunin selected writings by Aruthur Lehning (1973) - https://libcom.org/article/michael-bakunin-selected-writings 
• Statism and Anarchy by Michael Bakunin (1873) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/mikhail-bakunin-statism-and-anarchy (Note - Bakunin was a massive anti-Semite and this is reflected in his work, antisemitism is evil and should be condemned at every opportunity) 
• The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin (1892) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-the-conquest-of-bread 
• Mutual Aid a factor in human revolution by Peter Kropotkin (1902) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution
• Malatesta life and ideas by Vernon Richards (2015) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-malatesta-life-and-ideas
• The method of freedom by Errico Malatesta (Unknown) - https://libcom.org/article/method-freedoman-errico-malatesta-reader-errico-malatesta (Selected writings of Malateta, life and ideas is effectively the same)
• An Anarchist FAQ by Multiple Authors (2020) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-anarchist-faq-editorial-collective-an-anarchist-faq-full 
• The Organisational Platform of the General Union of Anarchists (1926) - https://www.nestormakhno.info/english/newplatform/org_plat.htm 
• An Anarchist FAQ by several authors - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-anarchist-faq-editorial-collective-an-anarchist-faq-full

On Russia and the Russian Revolution:

• The Bolshevik Myth by Alexander Berkman (1925) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-the-bolshevik-myth-diary-1920-22#toc44 
• The Russian Tragedy by Alexander Berkman (1922) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-berkman-the-russian-tragedy-a-review-and-an-outlook
• The Bolsheviks and Workers Control by Maurice Brinton (2017?) - https://libcom.org/article/bolsheviks-and-workers-control-state-and-counter-revolution-maurice-brinton 
• My Two Years in Russia - Emma Goldman (1923) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-my-disillusionment-in-russia and https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-my-further-disillusionment-in-russia 
• The State and Revolution - Ian Mckay (2018) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/iain-mckay-anarcho-the-state-and-revolution-theory-and-practice
• The Russian Anarchists by Paul Avrich (1967) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/paul-avrich-the-russian-anarchists-en 
• Nestor Makho by Paul Avrich (2016) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/paul-avrich-nestor-makhno 
• Kronstadt 1921: The end of the Bolshevik Myth by Anarcho (2008)  - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anarcho-kronstadt-1921-the-end-of-the-bolshevik-myth

Anarchist (and non anarchist) syndicalism:

• Fighting for Ourselves: Anarcho Sydnicalism and the Class Struggle by the Solidarity Federation (2012) - https://libcom.org/article/fighting-ourselves-anarcho-syndicalism-and-class-struggle-solidarity-federation 
• Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker (1938) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism
• We the Anarchists: A study of the FAI by Stuart Christie (2013) - https://libcom.org/article/we-anarchists-study-iberian-anarchist-federation-fai-1927-1937-stuart-christie-0​

The Spanish Revolution and Civil War:

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The International Brigades by Giles Tremlett (2021) - No link. 
• Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution by Jose Peirats (1998) - https://libcom.org/article/anarchists-spanish-revolution 
• Lessons of the Spanish revolution by Vernon Richards (1953) - https://libcom.org/article/lessons-spanish-revolution-vernon-richards
• Collectives in the Spanish Revolutions by Gaston Leval (1975) - https://libcom.org/article/collectives-spanish-revolution-gaston-leval
• Free Women of Spain by Martha Ackelsburg (2012) - https://libcom.org/article/free-women-spain-martha-ackelsberg
• The Anarchists in Government in Spain by Camillo Berneri (1937) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/camillo-berneri-the-anarchists-in-government-in-spain 

Asian/African/North American Anarchists:

• Post Scracity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin (1986) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-post-scarcity-anarchism-book
• Are you an Anarchist? By David Graeber (2000) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you
• Monster of the Twentieth Century by Robert Thomas Tierney (2018) - https://libcom.org/article/monster-twentieth-century-kotoku-shusui-and-japans-first-anti-imperialist-movement
• For a general reading list checkout Zoe Bakers list (quite similar to this one) - https://anarchopac.com/recommended-reading/#anarchism 

Podcasts:

• Audible Anarchist on Spotify (They do audio versions of many of the texts listed here)
• The Women's War by Iheart Radio by Robert Evans and Jake Hanrahan 

Italian Anarchism: 

• Anarchism in Italy by Vittorio Sergei (2009) -https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/vittorio-sergi-anarchism-in-italy 
• Capitalism in Italy by Freedom Press (1888) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/freedom-press-london-capitalism-in-italy 
• Marxism and the extinction of the state by Camillo Berneri (1936) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/camillo-berneri-marxism-and-the-extinction-of-the-state
• Class War Reaction and the Italian Anarchists by Adriana Dada (1982) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/adriana-dada-class-war-reaction-the-italian-anarchists 
• Italian Anarchism... get back to where you once belonged by R. Totale (2022) - https://libcom.org/article/italian-anarchismget-back-where-you-once-belonged 

Rojava: 

• Make Rojava Green Again by Internationalist Commune of Rojava (2018) - https://libcom.org/article/make-rojava-green-again 
• Democratic Confederalism in Kurdistan by Tom Anderson (2016) - https://libcom.org/article/democratic-confederalism-kurdistan 
• Jineologi by Marcel Cartier (2016) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/marcel-cartier-jineoloji 

UK Anarchism: 

• Anarchism in Action by Colin Ward (1996) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/colin-ward-anarchy-in-action 
• The British General Strike: 1926 by Tom Brown (1943) - https://libcom.org/article/british-general-strike-1926-tom-brown
• 1926 British General Strike by Libcom (2006) - https://libcom.org/article/1926-british-general-strike
• Trotwatch Issue 1 (Summer 1992) https://libcom.org/article/trotwatch-1-summer-1992 
• Trotskyism on the edge - On the SWP crisis (2013) - https://libcom.org/blog/trotskyism-edge-swp-crisis-10072013 
• An open letter to members and Ex members of the SWP by Billy .P (2010) - https://libcom.org/article/open-letter-members-and-ex-members-swp
• The pitfalls of radical electoralism by Phil (2015) - https://libcom.org/article/pitfalls-radical-electoralism 

Youtube:

• Zoe Baker https://www.youtube.com/@anarchozoe 
• Anark https://www.youtube.com/@Anark 
• Audible Anarchist https://www.youtube.com/@AudibleAnarchist1 
• Chomsky's Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/@chomskysphilosophy 

Websites and archives:

• The Anarchist Library - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/special/index 
• Libcom - https://libcom.org/
• Marxist Internet Archive - https://www.marxists.org/