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