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The **Strandzha Commune** or '''Strandzha Republic '''was a short-lived
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anarchist society in the [Ottoman Empire](Ottoman_Empire "wikilink") in
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what is now [Bulgaria](Republic_of_Bulgaria "wikilink") in
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[1903](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism "wikilink") during The St
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Elijah's Day or [Ilinden-Preobrazhenie
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Uprising](Ilinden-Preobrazhenie_Uprising "wikilink").
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## Decision-Making
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According to one historian righting on the subject:
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> "The question of state power was never raised, and no decrees were
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> issued. The population of the liberated villages nominated and elected
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> not mayors and presidents, but commissioners from among their own
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> number. The commissions were to administer, not to rule. Never was
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> there any talk of establishing any authorities, albeit new ones. It
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> was only emphasized that the "commissions" would function under the
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> control of the rebel forces. This was quite natural and also a matter
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> of necessity, because decisive power was now in the hands of the
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> people in arms, and its fate was in its own hands.\[1\]
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## Economy
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The economy of the Strandzha Commune was based almost entirely on
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[agriculture](agriculture "wikilink"). [Land](Land "wikilink"),
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livestock, salt and grain were made [common](Commons "wikilink") to all
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people based on [anarcho-communist](Anarcho-Communism "wikilink")
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principles. Most of the labor force was composed of women, who worked in
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the farms as men became guerilla fighters. This period saw a significant
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boost in the health of people as they were able to eat more.\[2\]
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## Culture
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The now free villagers held numerous feasts, dances and festivals to
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celebrate the commune.\[3\]
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## Collapse
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The commune was destroyed as it was stormed by thousands of Ottoman
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soldiers.\[4\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. Georgi Khadzhiev (1992) Down With The Sultan, Long Live The Balkan
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Federation\!
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