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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The most striking feature of the Russian domestic trades is that the sudden start which was made by the factories in…”

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The most striking feature of the Russian domestic trades is that the sudden start which was made by the factories in Russia did not prejudice the domestic industries.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin highlights the resilience of domestic industries in Russia despite the rise of factories.

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