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,TAGS 3 MILIT>Y ACADEMY1 HUMAN *>ACT]1 KROPOTK91 SIB]IA1 RUSSIA1 $UCATION1 EXP$ITION1 PR9CE1 MILIT>Y1 S]VANTS4 

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    ,P,R,9,C,E ,P,E,T,] ,A,L,E,X,E,I,V,I,* ,K,R,O,P,O,T,K,9 WAS BORN AT ,MOSC[ ON ! #i? ,DECEMB]1 #ahdb 7O4 S474 ,HIS FA!R1 ,PR9CE ,ALEXEI ,PETROVI* ,KROPOTK91 IS DESCRIB$ BY ,KROPOTK9 AS 0A TYPICAL (FIC] ( ! TIME ( ,NI*OLAS ,I01 BUT HE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 AN EASY-GO+ P>5T1 CONT5T TO LEAVE HIS SON'S $UCATION TO HIS ,FR5* TUTOR UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO S5D HIM (F TO A MILIT>Y ACADEMY4 ,KROPOTK9'S MO!R WAS ! Y\NGE/ DAU<T] ( ! COMM&] ( A ,COSSACK >MY CORPS1 ,G5]AL ,SULIMA1 & A WOMAN ( GREAT REF9EM5T & S5SIBILITY1 QUALITIES :I* H] SON MU/ HAVE 9H]IT$1 = %E DI$ BE=E %E HAD TIME TO 9FLU5CE HIM DIRECTLY4  ,KROPOTK9 WAS !N ONLY ?REE & A HALF YE>S OLD1 & ! FIR/ HALF-DI/9CT REM9ISC5CE ( HIS LIFE WAS TO BE ( 0A HI<1 SPACI\S B$ROOM1 ! CORN] ROOM ( \R H\SE1 ) A WIDE B$ UPON :I* \R MO!R IS LY+1 \R BABY *AIRS & TABLES /&+ CLOSE BY1 & ! NEATLY S]V$ TABLES COV]$ ) SWEETS & JELLIES 9 PRETTY GLASS J>S-A ROOM 9TO :I* WE *ILDR5 >E U%]$ AT A /RANGE H\R40  

    ,! ,KROPOTK9 FAMILY WAS ( V]Y ANCI5T ORIG91 & 9 ! FEUDAL P]IOD HAD BE5 ( GREAT PROM95CE 9 ! PR9CIPALITY ( ,SMOL5SK4 ,BUT LATT]LY IT HAD1 LIKE SO MANY NOBLE FAMILIES 9 ,RUSSIA1 SURR5D]$ ALL ( ITS P[] & MO/ ( ITS POSSESSIONS TO ! C5TRALIZ$ AUTOCRACY ( ! ,CZ>S1 & ,PR9CE ,ALEXEI MI<T P]HAPS BE BE/ DESCRIB$ AS A WELL-TO-DO C\NTRY G5TLEMAN4 ,HE [N$ NE>LY TWELVE HUNDR$ MALE S]FS1 SITUAT$ 9 ?REE DIFF]5T PROV9CES4 ,HE KEPT FIFTY S]VANTS AT ,MOSC[1 & HALF AS MANY MORE 9 ! C\NTRY1 F\R COA*-M5 TO ATT5D TO A DOZ5 HORSES1 ?REE COOKS = ! MA/]S & TWO MORE = ! S]VANTS & A DOZ5 M5 TO WAIT AT D9N]4  ,HE RAN A PRIVATE 0SCRAT*0 OR*E/RA ( :I* HE WAS UNREASONABLY PR\D1 & HE 5T]TA9$ ON AN EXTRAVAGANT SCALE4 ,HE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 A GOOD L&LORD & A K9D MA/]4 0,NO?+1 9DE$1 GAVE HIM MORE PLEASURE ?AN TO BE ASK$ = HELP444= 9/ANCE1 TO OBTA9 FREE $UCATION = A BOY1 OR TO SAVE SOMEBODY FROM A PUNI%M5T 9FLICT$ UPON HIM BY A LAW C\RT4  ,AL?\< HE WAS LIABLE TO FALL 9TO FITS ( RAGE1 HE WAS UND\BT$LY POSSESS$ ( A NATURAL 9/9CT T[>D L5I5CY1 & :5 HIS PATRONAGE WAS REQUE/$ HE W\LD WRITE SCORES ( LETT] 9 ALL POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS1 TO ALL SORTS ( P]SONS ( HI< /&+1 9 FAVOR ( HIS PROTEGE40  

    ,KROPOTK9'S *ILDHOOD WAS MU* ! SAME K9D ( *ILDHOOD AS ?AT 5JOY$ BY TWO O!R >I/OCRATS :O W]E TO BECOME REVOLUTION>IES--,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 & ,LEO ,TOL/OY4  ,HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY REVEALS ONLY ONE EV5T :I* MAY HAVE HAD DEEP] CONSEQU5CES ?AN HE C>$ TO CONFESS4  ,TWO YE>S AFT] HIS MO!R'S DEA?1 HIS FA!R M>RI$ AGA91 ?IS TIME ! DAU<T] ( AN ADMIRAL--0A Y\NG LADY ) A CLASSICAL ,GREEK PR(ILE1 SAID TO HAVE BE5 V]Y BEAUTIFUL40  ,! NEW ,PR9CESS AT ONCE SET AB\T REMOV+ ALL TRACES ( H] PR$ECESSOR3 H] PORTRAITS1 H] PA9T+S1 H] EMBROID]IES1 ! FURNITURE %E HAD US$ & ! S]VANTS :O HAD KN[N H]4  ,KROPOTK9 DOES NOT (T5 M5TION HIS /EP MO!R 9 HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY1 & WE MAY GUESS ?AT A C]TA9 FIDELITY TO ! IMAGE ( HIS REAL MO!R HELP$ TO DET]M9E HIS P]SONALITY4  ,HE REM>KS ( 'HIMSELF AT ! AGE ( FIFTE53 0HUMAN *>ACT] IS USUALLY SETTL$ 9 A DEF9ITE WAY AT AN E>LI] AGE ?AN IS G5]ALLY SUPPOS$0  

    ,AT ?IS AGE HE 5T]$ ! ,CORPS ( ,PAGES AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4 ,?IS WAS AN 9/ITUTION :I* COMB9$ ! *>ACT] ( A MILIT>Y ACADEMY & A SELECT S*OOL = ! *ILDR5 ( ! NOBILITY ATTA*$ TO ! ,C\RT4  ,!RE W]E ONLY ONE HUNDR$ & FIFTY PLACES1 SO ! NOM9ATION WAS COVET$1 & Y\NG ,PET] WAS SET UPON A C>E] :I*1 9 ! EYES ( HIS FA!R1 %\LD NATURALLY LEAD TO HIS BE+ APPO9T$ AIDE-DE-CAMP TO ONE ( ! ,GR& ,DUKES1 OR EV5 TO ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF4  ,! $UCATION ,KROPOTK9 RECEIV$ WAS S]I\S & REM>KABLY LIB]AL4  ,9 ADDITION TO MA!MATICS & PURELY MILIT>Y SUBJECTS1 HE HAD EXCELL5T TEA*]S 9 CLASSICS & 9 ,RUSSIAN & ,G]MAN LIT]ATURE4  ,FEW ( US >E LUCKY TO SIT UND] SU* AN 9SPIR+ TEA*] AS ,KLASOVSKY SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 7SEE PAGES #b-#b#a BEL[74  

    ,KROPOTK9'S 9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T WAS RAPID DUR+ ! FIVE YE>S HE SP5T AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 & :5 HE PASS$ \T 9 #ahfb HE HAD A M9D ( HIS [N ON MANY SUBJECTS--NATURAL SCI5CE & ,RUSSIAN POLITICS AMONG !M4  ,!  MEMB]S ( ! ,CORPS HAD ! PRESCRIPTIVE RI<T ( *OOS+ ! REGIM5T TO :I* !Y %\LD BE ATTA*$1 & ,KROPOTK91 TO ! CON/]NATION ( HIS TEA*]S & COMRADES1 NOT TO M5TION HIS FA!R1 *OSE 0! M\NT$ ,COSSACKS ( ! ,AMUR10 A REC5TLY =M$ ,SIB]IAN REGIM5T4  0,! ,AMUR REGION HAD REC5TLY BE5 ANNEX$ BY ,RUSSIA2 ,I HAD READ 7HE RELATES 9 EXPLANATION ( HIS /RANGE *OICE7 ALL AB\T ! ,MISSISSIPPI ( ! ,EA/1 ! M\NTA9S IT PI]CES1 ! SUB-TROPICAL VEGETATION ( ITS TRIBUT>Y1 ! ,USURI1 & MY ?\<TS W5T FUR!R--TO ! TROPICAL REGIONS :I* ,HUMBOLDT HAD DESCRIB$1 & TO ! GREAT G5]ALIZATIONS ( ,RITT]1 :I* ,I HAD DELI<T$ TO READ4  ,BESIDES1 ,I REASON$1 !RE IS 9 ,SIB]IA AN IMM5SE FIELD = ! APPLICATION ( ! GREAT RE=MS :I* HAD BE5 MADE OR >E COM+3 ! WORK]S MU/ BE FEW !RE1 & ,I %ALL F9D A FIELD ( ACTION TO MY TA/ES40  

    ,= SOME TIME ,KROPOTK9 WAS AIDE-DE-CAMP TO ! GOV]NOR ( ,TRANSBAIKALIA AT ,*ITA1 & WAS LAT] APPO9T$ ATTA*E = ,COSSACK AFFAIRS TO ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL ( ,EA/ ,SIB]IA AT ,IRKUTSK4  ,KROPOTK9 DESCRIBES ! FIVE YE>S HE SP5T 9 ,SIB]IA AS A G5U9E $UCATION 9 LIFE & HUMAN *>ACT]4  ,HE BECAME SECRET>Y ( TWO COMMITTEES--= ! RE=M ( ! PRISONS & ! :OLE SY/EM ( EXILE1 & = PREP>+ A S*EME ( MUNICIPAL SELF-GOV]NM5T--& ?US HE 0WAS BR\<T 9TO CONTACT ) M5 ( ALL DESCRIPTIONS3 ! BE/ & ! WOR/2 ?OSE :O /OOD AT ! TOP ( SOCIETY & ?OSE :O HAD VEGETAT$ AT ! V]Y BOTTOM--! TRAMPS & ! SO-CALL$ 9CORRIGIBLE CRIM9ALS40  ,HE WORK$ ) 5?USIASM1 READ+ ALL ?AT !RE WAS TO READ AB\T ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( !SE 9/ITUTIONS 9 ,RUSSIA & ABROAD4  ,BUT HIS ACTIVITY WAS BY NO MEANS M]ELY !ORETICAL4  0,I DISCUSS$ FIR/ ! G5]AL \TL9ES1 & SUBSEQU5TLY EV]Y PO9T ( DETAIL1 ) PRACTICAL M51 WELL ACQUA9T$ ) ! REAL NE$S & ! LOCAL POSSIBILITIES2 = ?AT PURPOSE ,I MET A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( M5 BO? 9 T[N & 9 ! PROV9CE04  ,?IS PRACTICAL TRA9+ 9 ECONOMIC & POLITICAL AFFAIRS %\LD BE EMPHASIZ$3 IT WAS AT ! OPPOSITE POLE TO ! PURELY ACADEMIC $UCATION ( ,K>L ,M>X1 & IF ,M>X HAD HAD SOME ( ,KROPOTK9'S E>LY EXP]I5CE HE MI<T NOT HAVE PLAC$ SO MU* ( HIS FAI? 9 ,/ATE ADM9I/RATION4  

    ,9 ! SUMM] ( #ahfc ,KROPOTK9 TOOK *>GE ( A GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY EXP$ITION TO ! ,AMUR1 ! IMM5SE RIV] :I* B\ND$ ! ,ASIATIC T]RITORIES REC5TLY ANNEX$ BY ,RUSSIA4  ,IT WAS PROPOS$ TO E/ABLI% A *A9 ( SELF-SUPPORT+ SETTLEM5TS ALONG ! :OLE L5G? ( ! GREAT RIV] & ITS S\!RN TRIBUT>Y1 ! ,USURI--A /RET* ( SOME #b1#e MILES--:I* W\LD S]VE AS A REGUL> MEANS ( COMMUNICATION BETWE54 ,SIB]IA & ! ,PACIFIC ,COA/4  ,! EXP$ITION COMPLET$ & HIS REPORT DELIV]$ AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 ,KROPOTK9 RETURN$ TO ,SIB]IA & WAS !N S5T ON ANO!R EXP$ITION1 TO EXPLORE AN OLD ,*9ESE TRADE R\TE :I* CUTS /RAI<T ACROSS NOR!RN ,MAN*URIA FROM ,TRANSBAIKALIA VIA ,M]G5 TO ,BLAGOVES*5SK ON ! ,AMUR4  ,NO ,EUROPEAN HAD EV] VISIT$ ! IMM5SE REGION & IT WAS !N TOTALLY UNKN[N1 EV5 TO ,*9ESE GEOGRAPH]S4  ,?IS DANG]\S J\RNEY ACCOMPLI%$1 9 ! AUTUMN ( ! SAME YE> ,KROPOTK9 MADE A /ILL MORE 9T]E/+ EXP$ITION UP ! ,SUNG>I TO ,KIR91 9 ! HE>T ( ,MAN*URIA4  ,ALL ?OSE EXP$ITIONS PRODUC$ V]Y VALUABLE RESULTS1 & GAVE ,KROPOTK9 SU* AN 5?USIASM = GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATION ?AT 9 #ahfg HE LEFT ! >MY & RETURN$ TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 :]E HE JO9$ ! /AFF ( ! ,UNIV]SITY & BECAME SECRET>Y TO ! PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SECTION ( !  

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