Groups of young men, some of whom were on the road to become brilliant university professors, or men of mark as historians and ethnographers, had come together about 1864, with the intention of carrying to the people education and knowledge in spite of the opposition of the Government.
Kropotkin highlights the efforts of young intellectuals who aimed to educate the Russian populace despite governmental opposition.
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