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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Every young man of democratic tastes, every young woman following a course of higher education, was a suspect in the…

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Every young man of democratic tastes, every young woman following a course of higher education, was a suspect in the eyes of the state police, and was denounced by Katkóff as an enemy of the state.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin illustrates the state's perception of educated youth as threats to national security.

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