{"product_id":"comrades-not-friends-the-revolutionary-front-antifascism-and-class-struggle-emma-hagberg","title":"Comrades, Not Friends: The Revolutionary Front, Antifascism, and Class Struggle | Emma Hagberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e224 pages | PM Press | Paperback | 9.15.2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Revolutionary Front spoke the only language fascists understand: violence!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Revolutionary Front (RF), 2001–2015, was the most militant organization on the left in recent Swedish history. Staunchly working class, the first generation of RF members engaged in numerous street battles with Swedish fascists. When the fascists retreated from the streets, RF attacked them in their homes. The police cracked down on the organization in 2013, raiding the apartments of several alleged members at the crack of dawn. The courts handed out prison sentences of up to six and a half years. Two years later, the organization folded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Revolutionary Front uploaded videos of many of its actions and received widespread international attention. In Sweden, RF members appeared in videos of prominent hip-hop acts and were the subject of prime-time television documentaries. The Swedish security service declared them a threat to society. Within the left, RF members were controversial both for their level of militancy and their disregard for the norms of the leftist scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of the organization from the perspective of its members. It is based on interviews and written memories, and illustrated by articles from the RF website, photographs, banners, and posters. Pride in what RF has achieved is blended with self-critique. Internal tensions are not swept under the carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComrades, Not Friends\u003c\/i\u003e documents one of Europe’s most important antifascist, working-class organizations of the early twenty-first century. The questions it raises about militancy, class struggle, antifascism, political organizing, and revolutionary politics are universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—former RF member\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eComrades, Not Friends\u003c\/i\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Bray, author of \u003ci\u003eAntifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“‘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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Shannon Clay, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWe Go Where They Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Peter Gelderloos, the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Nonviolence Protects the State\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThey Will Beat the Memory Out of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Hagberg\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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