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Peter Kropotkin

The aged anarchist theorist, undernourished in Moscow, kept alive by flour sent from Ukraine by Makhno and other comrades.

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Also known as Kropotkin, Peter

First appearance: A Visit to Peter Kropotkin

As a supporting figure in The Bolshevik Myth, Peter Kropotkin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Visited in Dmitrov; emaciated, feeble, isolated, and undernourished, yet still spiritually idealistic.
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He looks tired and weak, exhausted by the mere presence of visitors, and the narrator fears he may not live long under such conditions. That the Ukraine's anarchists and even Makhno must smuggle him provisions is a…

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Character Web

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UNUnknown NarratorBRBertrand RussellCPCount PirroLELeninNMNestor MakhnoPKPeter Kropotkin

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extensive Revolutionary Cast
  • Protagonist
  • British Philosopher and Soviet Diplomat
  • Anarchists and Bolsheviks

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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