The **Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine,** also known as the
**Black Army** or '''Makhnovshchyna '''were a large [democratic
military](Democratic_Militia "wikilink") composed of
[anarchists](Anarchism "wikilink") and
[communists](Communism "wikilink") during the [Russian Civil
War](Russian_Civil_War "wikilink") in the territory that is now
[Ukraine](Ukraine "wikilink"). Created and led by [Nestor
Makhno](Nestor_Makhno "wikilink"), the army protected and liberated
areas that became the [Free Territory of
Ukraine](Free_Territory_of_Ukraine "wikilink").