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On this episode of our Spanish Civil War interview series, I chatted with Dr. Danny Evans.

Some of our previous interviews in the series revolved around anarchism, and this time I discussed

the anarchist movement during the Civil War. We discussed the preparedness of the anarchist groups

for the war, their reactions to the start of the conflict,

and then many of the political developments that occurred within the Republican camp as the Civil War developed.

One topic that we discussed that I think is worth reiterating here before the interview begins,

is that it can be easy to categorize people into certain political ideologies based on their self-categorization

or due to the groups that they say that they belong to. However, when looking at historical

individuals or movements or groups, it's far more important to look not at their statements or

titles, but instead at their actions. This is true for communists, like we

discuss in this interview, but also can be applied to many other groups at almost any time in

history. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Spanish Civil War interview series.

Today I'm here with Dr. Danny Evans from Liverpool Hope University and the author of

of Revolution in the State, Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War. Dr. Evans, how are you doing today?

All right, thank you. Thanks very much to having me. Thank you for joining us.

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