It is Nihilism, again, in its various manifestations which gives to many of our writers that remarkable sincerity, that habit of ‘thinking aloud,’ which astounds western European readers.
Kropotkin notes that Nihilism contributes to a unique sincerity among Russian writers that surprises Western audiences.
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