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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Much more ought to be said with regard to the rural industries of Russia, especially to show how easily the peasants…

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Much more ought to be said with regard to the rural industries of Russia, especially to show how easily the peasants associate for buying new machinery, or for avoiding the middleman in their purchases of raw produce--as soon as misery is no obstacle to the association.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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This emphasizes the importance of cooperation among peasants in improving their industrial capabilities.

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