It’s not surprising that anarchism is ignored and vilified - democracy is a threat to any power system. It’s quite telling that the western democracies, the fascist states and the Soviet Union all allied against the revolution in Spain.
Stalin did support the Republic against the fascist uprising supported by Hitler and Mussolini. And it was the only country that supported a democratic regime against a blatant fascist military coup.
It was a complex war. I think the soviets supported people who subscribed to their ideological beliefs, which they also forced on the republic. Many say they undermined the revolution more than anyone. This is from anarchist histories I’ve read of the Revolution.
One could also argue it was the anarchists that undermined the revolution. Yes, it is a complex war, but the Republic bled as much internally as against the fascists.
> Stalin did support the Republic against the fascist uprising supported by Hitler and Mussolini. And it was the only country that supported a democratic regime against a blatant fascist military coup.
This phrasing implies that supporting a democratic regime (over fascism) was somehow their actual goal, which is hardly the case.
