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In the history of the Civil War in Ukraine, there is no more controversial and mysterious figure than Nestor Makhno. Soviet cinema and fiction presented the "father" as a bandit who destroyed both the Reds and the Whites. And his anarchic republic of Gulyai-Pole was described as a gathering of drunks engaged in robbery and violence. Soviet historiography carefully avoided the taboo topic. Therefore, today the Makhnovist movement is covered with blank spots. The Makhnovists fought as part of the Red Army and played an important role in the defeat of the troops of Denikin and Wrangel. Then why did they become enemies of the Soviet power? What was Nestor Makhno, who gave his name to the entire movement, really like? How did an unprepossessing, short man, drunk from his first glass, manage to attract thousands of people to his side? How did Nestor Makhno become an anarchist? Why was Makhno sentenced to death in March 1910 and why was he not hanged? Amnesty of Nestor Makhno in March 1917 and return to Gulyaipole. How does Nestor Makhno lead the revolutionary movement in the Gulyaipole volost? Occupation of Ukraine by German troops in 1918 and the retreat of Makhno's detachment to Taganrog. Nestor Makhno's trip to Moscow and meeting with Lenin. Makhno's return to Gulyaipole occupied by Austro-German troops. The beginning of the partisan struggle and the formation of "batka". Makhno's first alliance with the Red Army. Why did "batka"'s relations with the Soviet government not improve. The rebellion of Ataman Grigoriev. Makhno's break with the Soviet government. Makhnovists' raid behind Denikin's lines. Why was it not possible to build a peasant republic? Why did Makhno shoot the communist Polonsky? Makhno's second alliance with the Red Army. The Makhnovists' breakthrough into Crimea and the defeat of Wrangel. The declaration of the Makhnovists as enemies of Soviet power and the destruction of yesterday's allies. The abolition of the food tax by the Soviet government and the agony of the Makhnovist movement. Nestor Makhno's flight abroad. How did Makhno live with his family abroad? The death of Nestor Makhno. What happened to his family? The "Riddles of History" channel on other platforms: Vkontakte https://vk.com/public198638758 Telegram https://t.me/zagadki_histori