All–Russian Public Committee for the Perpetuation of the Memory of P. A. Kropotkin (APC): Achievements and Mistakes (to the 100–th Anniversary of Creation) Cover Image

Всеруски обществен комитет за увековечаване паметта на П. А. Кропоткин (ВОК): постижения и грешки (към 100-годишнината от създаването на комитета)
All–Russian Public Committee for the Perpetuation of the Memory of P. A. Kropotkin (APC): Achievements and Mistakes (to the 100–th Anniversary of Creation)

Author(s): Sergey Saytanov
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Peter Kropotkin; Sofia Kropotkina; Vera Figner; Nikolai Lebedev; Peter Kropotkin House Museum; committee; conflict; anarchist; scientific activity

Summary/Abstract: The All-Russian Public Committee (ARPC) for perpetuating the memory of P. A. Kropotkin, the most famous Russian theorist of anarchism, was established in 1921 after his death on 8 February. It reflected many disagreements in Russia’s anarchist movement, as well as contradictions between scientific and political activities within the Committee itself. These unsolved problems led to its conflict with the Soviet Union and the latter’s annihilation. The ARPC’s failure to resolve these contradictions was not its main mistake. However, it had significant scientific, publishing and museum achievements which enabled Peter Kropotkin’s creative heritage to be preserved, at least to some extent.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 84-92
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian