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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Collectivism meant then the possession of the instruments of production in common, each separate group having, however…

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Collectivism meant then the possession of the instruments of production in common, each separate group having, however, to settle for itself whether the consumption of produce should be on individualistic or communistic lines.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin explains the concept of collectivism as understood in his time, emphasizing communal ownership of production.

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