Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian anarchist, geographer, economist, and writer. He was born into a noble family and served as a military officer, but eventually became disillusioned with the Russian government and resigned from the army. He then began to develop his anarchist ideas, which were influenced by his scientific studies of animal behavior and his observations of peasant life in Russia.
Kropotkin believed in a society based on mutual aid and cooperation, rather than competition and hierarchy. He advocated for the abolition of the state and capitalism, and the creation of a decentralized, voluntary society based on free associations and communes. Kropotkin's ideas continue to be influential in anarchist and socialist thought.
