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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But Nihilism has impressed its stamp upon the whole of the life of the educated classes of Russia, and that stamp will…”

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But Nihilism has impressed its stamp upon the whole of the life of the educated classes of Russia, and that stamp will be retained for many years to come.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin asserts that Nihilism has significantly influenced the educated classes in Russia.

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