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Alexander II

Alexander II

emperor of Russia

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

French philosopher

Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin

Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin

Russian revolutionary

Mikhail Bakunin

Mikhail Bakunin

Russian anarchist

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