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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: The structure of the society which we longed for was thus worked out, in theory and practice, from beneath, and the Jura…

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The structure of the society which we longed for was thus worked out, in theory and practice, from beneath, and the Jura Federation took a large part in that elaboration of the anarchist ideal.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin notes that the desired societal structure was developed from grassroots efforts, particularly through the Jura Federation.

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