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Alexander Berkman (November 21, 1870 – June 28, 1936) was a Russian-American anarchist and author. He was a leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century, famous for both his political activism and his writing.
A short biography of Alexander Berkman, a Russian anarchist who lived for many years in the United States, where he was a leading member of the anarchist movement. He was closely associated with anarcha-feminist Emma Goldman.
…of terrorism on anarchist principles; Alexander Berkman, who attempted to assassinate steel magnate Henry Clay Frick in 1892; and Emma Goldman, whose Living My Life gives a picture of radical activity in the United States at the turn of the century.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist is Alexander Berkman's account of his experience in prison in Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh, from 1892 to 1906. First published in 1912 by Emma Goldman's Mother Earth press, it has become a classic in autobiographical literature.
Learn about the life and legacy of Alexander Berkman, a Russian-born anarchist who immigrated to America, attempted to assassinate Henry Clay Frick, and was deported to Russia. Explore his writings, relationships, and views on anarchism, labor, and war.
The youngest of four children, Alexander Berkman (ne Ovsei Osipovich Berkman) was born in Vilna, Russia (today, Vilnius, Lithuania) on November 21, 1870. He grew up in St. Petersberg, the son of an affluent Jewish businessman.
On July 23, 1892, a young anarchist named Alexander Berkman armed himself with a revolver and a handmade dagger, burst into the Pitts-burgh offi ces of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, and shot and stabbed Frick as onlookers rushed to intervene. Berkman was wrestled to the ground, hauled off to the police station, then hastily tried and convicted.
