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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The result was that our penny and halfpenny pamphlets sold by the scores of thousands, and were reproduced in every…”

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The result was that our penny and halfpenny pamphlets sold by the scores of thousands, and were reproduced in every other country in translations.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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This highlights the success of their affordable pamphlets in spreading ideas across countries.

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