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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: Each nation, each separate region, and even each local section had to be left free to develop on its own lines.

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Each nation, each separate region, and even each local section had to be left free to develop on its own lines.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin emphasizes the importance of local autonomy in national development.

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