FAQ About Mikhail Bakunin
What events led to Bakunin's expulsion from the First International?
The expulsion of Bakunin from the First International in 1872 stemmed from deep ideological and personal conflicts with Karl Marx and his followers. Bakunin's anarchist ideology, which called for immediate abolition of the state and skepticism of centralized political authority, clashed with Marx's strategies that involved a potential transitional socialist state. The conflicts reached a peak during the First International's Hague Congress, resulting in Bakunin's expulsion.
