I've written about Ukraine as an outside observer but I felt this, from a Ukrainian leftist (and current soldier) @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social was a great contribution regarding the history of Republicanism and Egalitarianism in Ukraine and a perspective unique to a Ukrainian author

It has been immensely inspiring to foster these dialogues with Kavita Krishnan, Yuliya Yurchenko, Gražina Bielousova, Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova, Taras Bilous, Yuliia Kishchuk, @vlstarodubtsev.bsky.social, Sarah El Bulbeisi, @kassymbekova.bsky.social and many others with @associationruta.bsky.social

You could read more from here, starting from p. 271

There nearly nothing of quality about Makhno movement in foreign languages, but this one is written by a Ukrainian diaspora, with quite nuanced approach:

diasporiana.org.ua/wp-content/u...

This one, and also Ukrainian Communists-independentists, who in one period worked with Makhno. In this period, Makhnovites had their only Ukrainian language newspaper, unfortunately shortlived. Newspaper ceased being published the moment cooperation between two forces ended

Here some more context about Makhno’s movement:

Yes, mainly Makhno’s wife, who was strongly in favor for alliance with Ukrainian socialists (Makhno was against). But women in the movement had little influence, and she didn’t have much baking. Also Makhno’s functionaries Shchus and Shpota

With Makhnovites one need to take into account, that a lot of anarchist intelligentsia was Russian, and followed Russian nationalist ideas and opposition to Ukraine’s self-determination. Makhno too. As well had their share of anti-democratic ideals aka “bomb the politicians we don’t like”

Ukrainians are mostly sleeping right now. But in a few hours, when most of the people will see the news, we will be!