I never before had realized so vividly what Russia’s northern position meant, and how the history of the Russian nation had been influenced by the fact that the main centres of its life had to develop in high latitudes, as far north as the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
Kropotkin discusses the geographical and historical implications of Russia's northern location on its development.
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