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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The Jura Federation, at the time when I came to Switzerland, was the centre and the leading voice of the international…”

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The Jura Federation, at the time when I came to Switzerland, was the centre and the leading voice of the international federations.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He describes the Jura Federation as a central and influential voice within the international federations during his time in Switzerland.

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