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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “This is what the abolition of serfdom meant for the peasants.”

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This is what the abolition of serfdom meant for the peasants.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin discusses the implications of the abolition of serfdom for the peasant class, highlighting its significance.

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