Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai
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Kropotkin is a town in Krasnodar Krai
, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Kuban River
. Population: 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 27,000 (1926).
It was founded as Romanovsky Khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin (in honor of Peter Kropotkin
) in 1921, when it was granted town status.
The town's railway station is named Kavkazskaya.
Krasnodar Krai
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the right bank of the Kuban River
Kuban River
The Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
. Population: 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 27,000 (1926).
It was founded as Romanovsky Khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin (in honor of Peter Kropotkin
Peter Kropotkin
Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was a Russian zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, economist, geographer, author and one of the world's foremost anarcho-communists. Kropotkin advocated a communist society free from central government and based on voluntary associations between...
) in 1921, when it was granted town status.
The town's railway station is named Kavkazskaya.