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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: We all went to Bern on the anniversary of the Paris Commune, to carry the red flag in the streets, notwithstanding the…

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We all went to Bern on the anniversary of the Paris Commune, to carry the red flag in the streets, notwithstanding the prohibition.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin recounts the determination of anarchists to publicly display their beliefs despite official prohibitions.

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