L'Hydre anarchiste
| Liberté, égalité, justice | |
Cover of the first issue of the newspaper | |
| Founder(s) | Antoine Cyvoct Georges Garraud (Valadier) G. Robert (Manager) Vincent Berthout |
|---|---|
| Founded | 24 February 1884 |
| Ceased publication | 30 March 1884 |
| Political alignment | Anarchism Propaganda by the deed |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Lyon |
L'Hydre anarchiste (English: The Anarchist Hydra) was an anarchist newspaper published in Lyon between February and March 1884. It succeeded Le Défi, which was banned before publication began, and preceded L'Alarme.
During this period, Lyon was a major hub for the anarchist movement. They began establishing various press outlets that followed one after another in response to frequent bans and heavy state repression. Despite only being published for two months, the newspaper focused heavily on the trial of Antoine Cyvoct regarding the Assommoir bombing and advocated for propaganda by the deed. It also serves as a significant early example of a female anarchist readership in France, featuring sections of the paper addressed directly to women companions.
It belongs to the first period of the Lyon anarchist press, featuring a series of closely related newspapers that succeeded one another in the face of government bans, including Le Droit social, L'Étendard révolutionnaire, La Lutte, Le Drapeau noir, L'Émeute, Le Défi, L'Hydre anarchiste, L'Alarme, and Le Droit anarchique.