Editing Libertarian Socialism (section)

===20th century===
In the early part of this period, libertarian socialism was equal in influence to both [[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy|social democracy]] and [[File:Commie.png]] [[Marxism|communism]]. Demonstrating this influence was the formation of the Anarchist International, which drew in many anti-capitalists. Using this new organizational power, they were able to position themselves against both of their ideological rivals for the next 50 years.

Before the Russian Revolution, libertarian socialists played a crucial role in campaigning for land reform, and against Tsarist authoritarianism. These campaigns were led by the [[File:Agsoc.png]] [[Agrarian Socialism|Narodniks]], [[File:Esers.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|the Left Social Revolutionary Party]], and various anarchist collectives. These campaigns helped to instigate the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917. Unfortunately, in the latter revolution, when the [[File:Orthlen.png]] [[Leninism|Bolsheviks]] seized control, they purged libertarian socialists left and right, leading to their political irrelevancy in Russia.

In the 1936 Spanish Revolution, the [[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism|CNT]] was crucial to the subsequent creation of libertarian socialist communities and collectives within that country. These collectives allowed delegates to take charge in certain situations, with the caveat of direct recall. Unfortunately for the CNT, when [[File:Franco-alt.png]] [[Francoism|Francisco Franco]] came to power in Spain, the [[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism|CNT]] went into a rapid decline.