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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Now, the logic of the Siberian military authorities was that as a Russian officer had been killed several Poles had to…”

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Now, the logic of the Siberian military authorities was that as a Russian officer had been killed several Poles had to be executed.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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This statement critiques the harsh and illogical punitive measures taken by military authorities in response to violence.

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