After the war of 1864, which ended in the loss of one of their provinces, the Danes made an effort widely to spread education amongst their peasants, and to develop at the same time an intensive culture of the soil.
Kropotkin describes the Danish efforts to educate peasants and improve agricultural practices after a war.
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