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How was Kropotkin's family background?

  • Middle class family

  • Peasant family

  • Workers family

  • Aristocratic land-owning family

Answer

Coming from an aristocratic land-owning family, Pyotr Kropotkin was raised in a privileged environment. His father was a prince, and his mother was a member of the noble Obolensky family. This background provided Kropotkin access to education and opportunities unavailable to most people in 19th-century Russia, shaping his early life experiences.
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