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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “And when, afterward, several of them were arrested, they nearly all behaved bravely, sheltering us and betraying no one.”

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And when, afterward, several of them were arrested, they nearly all behaved bravely, sheltering us and betraying no one.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin admires the bravery of those arrested, who protected their comrades during times of repression.

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