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Kropotkin

American  
[kroh-pot-kin, kruh-, kruh-pawt-kyin] / kroʊˈpɒt kɪn, krə-, krʌˈpɔt kyɪn /

noun

  1. Prince Pëter Alekseevich 1842–1921, Russian geographer, author, and anarchist.


Kropotkin British  
/ kraˈpɔtkin /

noun

  1. Prince Peter, Russian name Pyotr Alexeyevich. 1842–1921, Russian anarchist: his books include Mutual Aid (1902) and Modern Science and Anarchism (1903)

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The practice of mutual aid is an old one, first conceptualized as an organizing theory by Russian anarchist Pëtr Kropotkin in 1902.

From Salon • May 25, 2022

Even the term “mutual aid” comes from the title of a book written by Peter Kropotkin, a late-19th-century Russian anarchist and scientist.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2020

Peter Kropotkin was an admirer; Alexander Herzen endorsed Wagner’s revolutionary writings, though not his music.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2020

Not many are aware that the concept of mutual aid finds its conceptual roots in anarchist communism propounded by the Russian philosopher Peter Kropotkin.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2020

Larisa Rozanova was one of the pilots who flew to Kropotkin to pick up the supplies.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein