Peter Kropotkin

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Peter Kropotkin born?December 9, 1842
2. When did Peter Kropotkin die?February 8, 1921 (age 78)
3. Where was Peter Kropotkin born?Moscow, Russia
4. Who was Peter Kropotkin?Peter Kropotkin was a Russian prince who became a scientist and a thinker about how people can help each other.
5. Why did he leave the army?He was curious about nature and wanted to explore the wild lands, so he went on scientific trips instead of staying in the army.

Anarchist Communism: A political philosophy advocating for a stateless society based on voluntary cooperation, communal ownership of the means of production, and direct democracy.
Mutual Aid: The principle that cooperation, rather than competition, is a primary factor in the survival and evolution of species and societies.
Decentralization: The process of redistributing or dispersing functions or power away from a central authority or location.
Social Darwinism: A set of theories that applied biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to human society, often used to justify social inequality.