Comrades, Not Friends

“I just finished the book. All the memories almost got me teary-eyed.
Everyone who was there has their own story to tell, me too, but you
really captured the RF spirit and our diversity. Thanks and praises for a
book that captures in a very honest way an important chapter in the
history of the class struggle in Sweden!”
–former RF member

“Comrades, Not Friends
sits you down to hear the stories of veteran anti-Nazi streetfighters
in their own words. Their tales are exhilarating, their successes
emboldening, and their failures and shortcomings illustrative. This
captivating and engaging collection of interviews is a fantastic read
and an invaluable resource for debating antifascist tactics and
strategies for the twenty-first century.”
–Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook

”‘Ever
heard of RF?’ The voices of its participants shine through this book
with inspiring examples and blunt shortcomings of a movement with so
much to teach anti-fascists and the entire left of today.”
–Shannon Clay, coauthor of We Go Where They Go

“Emma
Hagberg’s book is an important retrospective, giving us an insider’s
view into working class, antifascist organizing. Dozens of interviews
detail the bloody fights that kept neo-Nazis off the streets, the
difficulties involved with creating a lasting organization across
multiple cities, debates on how to face down repression, and more. We
need more works like this, and from more perspectives, to renew our
historical memory and gain a critical appreciation for the struggles of
the recent past.”
–Peter Gelderloos, the author of How Nonviolence Protects the State and They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us

“The
trial is the outcome of a massive police operation, in which firebombs,
street fighting weapons, and computers of left-wing activists were
confiscated. It is clear that the Revolutionary Front lies behind many
of these crimes.”
–SVT, Swedish Television

“The Revolutionary Front’s ultimate goal is to eradicate the current social order.”
–SÄPO, Swedish security service

“These
are people who have no qualms about using violence as a political means
and who don’t seem to have any respect for basic democratic values.”
–Aftonbladet

Emma Hagberg is an activist, writer, and educator from Stockholm, Sweden, with years of experience in the extraparliamentary left. She has worked on a range of subjects, from the anarchist movement in Greece to antifascist mobilization in the Nordic countries. She lives in Stockholm.

Gabriel Kuhn is an Austrian-born writer and translator living in Sweden. He has authored and translated more than twenty books.

Tomas Rothaus is a lifelong anarchist and antifascist as well as an athlete and a father.

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