Born: 30 May 1814 · Died: 1 July 1876 · Age at death: 62
How old was Mikhail Bakunin when he died?
Mikhail Bakunin died aged 62. He was born on 30 May 1814 and died on 1 July 1876.
Russian revolutionary and founder of collectivist anarchism who clashed with Karl Marx in the First International
Did you know?He escaped from exile in Siberia by travelling through Japan and America to reach London.
Quick facts
Date of birth30 May 1814
Date of death1 July 1876
Age at death62
NationalityRussian
BirthplacePriamukhino, Russia
Occupationphilosopher, writer, politician
Editor's Take:
Mikhail Bakunin was one of the founders of anarchism. He came from a noble Russian family. He took part in revolutions across Europe in 1848. He was imprisoned and exiled to Siberia, but escaped. He argued that the state must be abolished. He clashed with Karl Marx in the First International. His ideas influenced anarchist movements worldwide, especially in Spain, Italy and Latin America. He famously warned that a workers' state could become a new tyranny.
Key Milestones
1848: Revolutions on the barricades
1849: Dresden – uprising and arrest
1857: Siberia – exile
1861: Escape – via Japan and America
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (30 May 1814 – 1 July 1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist and political philosopher. He is among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major figure in the revolutionary socialist, social anarchist, and collectivist anarchist tendencies.
