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Mikhail Bakunin, chief propagator of 19th-century anarchism, a prominent Russian revolutionary agitator, and a prolific political writer. His quarrel with Karl Marx split the anarchist and Marxist wings of the revolutionary socialist movement for many years after their deaths.

Mikhail Bakunin, (born May 30, 1814, Premukhino, Russia—died July 1, 1876, Bern, Switz.), Russian anarchist and political writer. He traveled in western Europe and was active in the Revolutions of 1848. After attending the Slav congress in Prague, he wrote the manifesto “An Appeal to Slavs” (1848).

About Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin [a] (/bəˈkuːnɪn/; 30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1814 – 1 July 1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist, socialist and founder of collectivist anarchism. He is considered among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major founder of the revolutionary socialist and social anarchist tradition.

Born in May 1814 (the exact date is disputed), Bakunin became involved in politics in his late teens- his first known political effort was made at the age of 22 (1836), when he translated Hegel's "Gymnasial Lectures" into Russian- marking the first time Hegel had been translated into Russian.

Mikhail Bakunin Bakunin, Mikhail views 3,880,529 updated Jun 08 2018 Mikhail Bakunin May 30, 1814 Premukhino, Russia July 1, 1876 Bern, Switzerland Philosopher and anarchist