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Introduction by George Woodcock This precious work, which first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, was published in book form in 1899. Having delighted readers as varied as Leo Tolstoy and Lewis Mumford, Memoirs continues to be a classic in this literary genre. Peter Alexeivich Kropotkin (1842-1921) was born into the highest rank of the Russian aristocracy. This fascinating account of his dramatic conversion from prince to anarchist is more than an autobiography; it is an extraordinary portrait of the old Russia, both before and after the liberation of the serfs. Kropotkin was a remarkable writer in the Russian tradition, and this work stands as a non-fictional counterpart of the novels in which Turgenev and other great Russian writers portray the development of social conscience among the youth in autocratic society. Having renounced his title, Kropotkin pursued his work as a scientist and won international acclaim as a geographer as well as a radical. Memoirs is also a study of the early anarchist movement in Western Europe, in which Kropotkin played a part after his escape from a Russian prison - thereby earning a second imprisonment, this time in France. George Woodcock, one of Canada's most distinguished men of letters has written biographies of such monumental figures as Gandhi, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Table of Contents AN INTRODUCTION by George Woodcock PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION I. CHILDHOOD II. THE CORPS OF PAGES III. SIBERIA IV. ST. PETERSBURG - FIRST JOURNEY TO WESTERN EUROPE V. THE FORTRESS - THE ESCAPE VI. WESTERN EUROPE 1989: 504 pages

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Author:   Peter Kropotkin
Publisher:   Black Rose Books
Imprint:   Black Rose Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.822kg
ISBN:  

9780921689195

ISBN 10:   0921689195
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   09 December 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a renown Russian scientist and anarchist philosopher and activist who lectured across Europe and North America and published widely. His many books include Words of a Rebel and Fields, Factories and Workshops.

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