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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “One month of work every year would be quite sufficient to provide the worker with a healthy dwelling.”

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One month of work every year would be quite sufficient to provide the worker with a healthy dwelling.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin argues for a more efficient work-life balance, suggesting that minimal annual work can provide adequate housing.

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