Memoirs of a Revolutionist

📖 Memoirs of a Revolutionist – Peter Kropotkin

Memoirs of a Revolutionist is the powerful autobiography of Peter Kropotkin, a Russian prince who renounced his noble status to become one of history’s most influential anarchist thinkers. In this vivid and deeply personal narrative, Kropotkin recounts his transformation from a privileged aristocrat to a revolutionary fighting for justice, freedom, and social equality.

Spanning his early life in Tsarist Russia, his involvement in radical political movements, imprisonment, and eventual exile, this memoir offers a rare and intimate look into the soul of a man driven by idealism and compassion. With its rich historical detail and philosophical depth, Memoirs of a Revolutionist remains a classic of political literature and a profound testament to the spirit of resistance.

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Note

This book would not probably have been written for some time to come, but for the kind invitation and the most friendly encouragement of the editor and the publishers of The Atlantic Monthly to write it for serial publication in their magazine. I feel it a most pleasant duty to express here my very best thanks for the hospitality that was offered to me, and for the friendly pressure that was exercised to induce me to undertake this work. It was published in The Atlantic Monthly (September, 1898, to September, 1899), under the title, “The Autobiography of a Revolutionist.” Preparing it now for publication in book form, I have added considerably to the original text in the parts dealing with my youth and my stay in Siberia, and especially in the Sixth Part, in which I have told the story of my life in Western Europe.