 In 1953, upon the death of Stalin, a vast insurrection took place in the labor camps of the Gulag.The prisoners of the Norilsk camp, after seizing control, hoisted the black flag of the Makhnovist movement to the top of the flag pole.Contemporary anarchist groups in Russia include the Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (KRASMAT) and the libertarian communist Autonomous Action, both of which advocate direct action, strikes, and anti-Fascist actions.