Chernoe Znamia
| Chernoe Znamia(The Black Banner) | |
|---|---|
A meeting of the Chernoznamentsy in Minsk in 1906. | |
| Dates of operation | 1903–1908 |
| Motives | Overthrow of governments; establishment of an anarchist society. |
| Active regions | Western and southern regions of the Russian Empire. |
| Ideology | Anarchism(Anarcho-communism) |
| Major actions | Various acts of robbery and assassination. |
Chernoe Znamia (or Chornoe Znamia) (Russian: Чёрное знамя, English: The Black Banner), known as the Chernoznamentsy, was a Russian anarchist communist organisation. It emerged in 1903 as a federation of cadres. It took its name, "The Black Banner", from the anarchist black flag.