Then, and then only, a handful of revolutionists--the Executive Committee--supported, I must say, by the growing discontent in the educated classes, and even in the Tsar’s immediate surroundings, declared that war against absolutism which, after several attempts, ended in 1881 in the death of Alexander II.
Kropotkin reflects on the revolutionary actions against Tsar Alexander II, highlighting the growing discontent that led to his assassination.
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