Portrait of Peter Kropotkin
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Peter Kropotkin

Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 1921

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A prince who became the leading thinker of anarchist communism, he argued in Mutual Aid that cooperation, not only competition, drives evolution.

Peter Kropotkin sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly state-led on economy.

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Where Peter Kropotkin sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Peter Kropotkin

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194099%Mikhail Bakunin Russian revolutionary and anarchist, 1814 to 187699%Rosa Luxemburg Polish-German revolutionary, 1871 to 191998%Angela Davis American philosopher and activist97%Jean-Paul Sartre French philosopher and writer, 1905 to 198097%Charlie Chaplin British-born actor and filmmaker, 1889 to 197797%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200696%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198096%

People furthest from Peter Kropotkin

Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 17150%Joseph de Maistre Savoyard counter-revolutionary thinker, 1753 to 18211%Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to present1%Francisco Franco Ruler of Spain, 1939 to 19751%

Political views closest to Peter Kropotkin

Anarcho-communismAbolishes the state, private property and money in favor of free, stateless communities…99%Anarcho-syndicalismWorkers organize in revolutionary unions that take over industry and run society without…99%Left-libertarianismCombines strong personal freedom with the view that natural resources and wealth should…98%Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…96%

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