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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But many articles of luxury, too, are made in the villages, especially around Moscow, by peasants who continue to…”

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But many articles of luxury, too, are made in the villages, especially around Moscow, by peasants who continue to cultivate their allotments.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin points out that luxury items are also produced in rural areas by peasants who farm their land.

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