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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: However, various small incidents, as well as the reactionary character which the policy of Alexander II. was decidedly…

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However, various small incidents, as well as the reactionary character which the policy of Alexander II. was decidedly taking, instilled more and more doubts into my heart.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin shares his growing doubts about the increasingly reactionary policies of Tsar Alexander II.

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