Trade unions were treated with contempt and strikes were met with disapproval, because both diverted the attention of the workers from electoral struggles.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Trade unions were treated with contempt and strikes were met with disapproval, because both diverted the attention of…”
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Kropotkin criticizes the contempt for trade unions and strikes, viewing them as distractions from electoral efforts.
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