1 ottob 1919 anni - the constant civil warfare engulfing the region engendered strict
discipline
in
the
army
and
extreme
severity
toward
their
enemies
.
In
spite
of
these
characteristics
,
the
Makhno-
vists remained first of all revolutionaries. When they occupied
Ekaterinoslav in October, 1919, the Makhnovists did not in
any way disturb the soldiers of Denikin's or of other armies
who were being treated in the hospitals of the city, whether
they were plain soldiers or officers. And these same Makhno-
vists shot their own comm