The absence of free speech in Russia, the Russian readiness to submit to oppression, the veiled words to which our writers resort, were utterly repulsive to his frank and open nature.
Kropotkin critiques the lack of free speech in Russia and the societal acceptance of oppression, contrasting it with a desire for openness.
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