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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Besides, such men came out from among them as could make a stand for their rights.”

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Besides, such men came out from among them as could make a stand for their rights.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin acknowledges the emergence of individuals among the peasants who could advocate for their rights.

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