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Alexander II
Alexander II
emperor of Russia
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French philosopher
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Bakunin
Russian anarchist
Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin
Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman
American anarchist
Reclus, Élisée
Élisée Reclus
French geographer
Errico Malatesta
Italian revolutionary
Louise Michel
Louise Michel
French revolutionary
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
British critic
Wendt, Alexander
Alexander Wendt
American political scientist and educator