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