Revoliutsiinii katekhizm (Revolutionary Catechism)

Lviv: Nakladom Pavla Volosenky, 1907. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. First Ukrainian edition; 7 x 5; pp. [3], 6-15; beige wraps, backed with later green cloth; a few mild spots to wraps; several small chips to edges; remnants of old tape to front hinge; a few passages underlined; good to very good condition.A first Ukrainian appearance of Russian revolutionary anarchist Mikhail Bakunin's (1814 - 1876) "Revolutionary Catechism" (not to be confused with the later "Catechism of the Revolutionary," also known in English as "The Rules That Should Inspire a Revolutionist" of Sergei Nechaev), the paper was originially written in 1865 - 1866. After founding (truncated) the secret International Revolutionary Association in 1864, Bakunin outlined its program and statutes in three related documents - "The International Family," "The National Catechism," and the current one. They were said to have set "the spiritual foundation of the entire anarchist movement..." OCLC lists a copy at Harvard; none in the trade (as of August 2020). (Inventory #: 002074)