Mikhail Bakunin was born on 30 May 1814 in Priamukhino. A Russian revolutionary and theorist, Bakunin was one of the founders of the anarchist movement. Born into the nobility, he left the army and studied philosophy in Berlin before joining uprisings across Europe in 1848-49. Imprisoned in Russia and exiled to Siberia, he escaped via Japan to the West. He opposed the state, organized religion and capitalism, advocating collective ownership and federation of free communities. His bitter dispute with Karl Marx in the First International, over authoritarian methods, split the workers' movement and lasted beyond his death. His works include God and the State.
Before and after
- from 1814 to 1866Electorate of Hesse
- 14 January 1814Treaty of Kiel
- 25 February 1814Birth of Taras Shevchenko
- 10 April 1814Battle of Toulouse
- 30 May 1814Birth of Mikhail Bakunin
- 30 May 1814Treaty of Paris
- from 6 September 1814 to 11 September 1814Battle of Plattsburgh
- from 12 October 1814 to 20 September 1866Kingdom of Hanover
- c. 1810sPublication of Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht
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- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
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