"Homage to Catalonia" by George Orwell

George Orwell's first-hand account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War/Spanish Revolution.

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79h/

"The estates of the big pro-Fascist landlords were in many places seized by the peasants. Along with the collectivization of industry and transport there was an attempt to set up the rough beginnings of a workers' government by means of local committees, workers' patrols to replace the old pro-capitalist police forces, workers' militias based on the trade-unions, and so forth." Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell page 50