Her heart revolted against the obstacles which were put in the way of her happiness, and her mind was the more open to the powerful criticisms which the great writer launched against the Russian autocracy and all the rotten system of misgovernment.
Kropotkin describes how his cousin's desire for happiness led her to embrace revolutionary ideas against the Russian autocracy.
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