The countless arrests which were made in the summer of 1874, and the serious turn which was given by the police to the prosecution of our circle, produced a deep change in the opinions of Russian youth.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The countless arrests which were made in the summer of 1874, and the serious turn which was given by the police to the…”
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Kropotkin reflects on the impact of police actions on the political consciousness of Russian youth.
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