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Malatesta

Italian anarchist and revolutionary colleague.

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Also known as Malatesta

First appearance: i

Malatesta shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Italian student of medicine turned revolutionary, who lived a life of sacrifice, selling sherbet in London and writing brilliant articles.
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Malatesta first appears in 0056 i.

In III: Italian student of medicine turned revolutionary, who lived a life of sacrifice, selling sherbet in London and writing brilliant articles.

Later, in The Ghent Congress and the Revival in France: Implied as part of the anarchist group at Ghent (though not named directly, he was a key figure; included per canonical list as a likely participant).

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CACafieroASAunt StepanídaAHAlexander HerzenMBMikhail BakuninPKPeter KropotkinMAMalatesta

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