Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was born in 1842 and breathed his last in 1921. Kropotkin was a Russian noble. He was educated for army and at the age of twenty he became a military officer in Siberia.
Kropotkin’s great interest in science developed from his military training which he received to get a job. This moulded his life in future. He had a scientific mind and devoted his time and energy to the study of books on science.
As a military officer in Siberia Kropotkin got ample opportunity for geographical survey and expedition. Thus his shift from military service to geographical survey and expeditions enriched the subject profoundly. He contributed many articles to different journals.
Peter Kropotkin was a man of different mentality and attitude. His stay in military service could not satisfy his academic and intellectual requirements and desires and after serving several years he relinquished the job, and entered the University of St. Petersburg in 1867. His vast knowledge in geography brought for him the post of secretary of Geographical Society.
Even this vital administrative post could not detain him for long time. He moved to radical political movements. In 1872, Peter Kropotkin joined the International Workingmen’s Association. Later on he was deeply involved in subversive and anarchical activities. This led him to imprisonment in 1874.
He escaped from prison in 1876 and went to England. The England of the second half of eighteenth century was the centre of revolutionary activities, although she never experienced any revolution.
He also travelled to Switzerland and Paris. While in Paris he was again arrested by the French government in 1883. Released from prison in 1886 he went to England and settled there. While in exile, Kropotkin gave lectures and published widely on anarchism and geography. He returned to Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917 but was disappointed by the Bolshevik state. The rest of his life was spent without political activity.
Peter Kropotkin was an evolutionist anarchist. But his evolutionism was more scientific than that of his predecessors. He wrote several books on anarchism such as ‘The Place of Anarchy in Socialist Evolution (1886), The Conquest of Bread (1888), Its Philosophy and Ideal (1896)’, ‘The State – Its Part in History (1898)’ and ‘Modern Science and Anarchism (1903)’. His deep interest in science, particularly biology and anthropology, opened before him new and enchanting vistas of knowledge and all these inspired him to study biological science with added interest.
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The Funeral of Peter Kropotkin :anarchists:
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Words of a Rebel :anarchy:
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution :AC-AnarKitty:
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Syndicalism and Anarchism :ancom:
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I have some tips for dealing with delayed onset muscle fatigue after a lift if you're interested
Sure, although I can't promise I'll actually do it, I'm very lazy
If it's mostly muscle soreness you're getting after a lift day and not joint pain or tendons/ligaments, adding like 15 minutes of moderate cardio using whatever primary mover group you're anticipating the soreness in after the lift helps a lot in my experience with the lactic acid buildup and helps make the day after less miserable. If you do a heavy leg day, walking at a moderate pace on an incline treadmill for awhile (long enough to feel some burn in the legs but not gassing yourself cardio wise, like a 17:30-20:00 minute mile pace around a 10 degree incline) is gonna help your circulatory system start flushing out the lactic acid buildup and help the inflammation. For a pull day, a light rowing machine session does the same thing, and for a push day one of those stationary bikes with the handles that swing back and forth at your sides or using an elliptical and emphasizing using your arms more than legs.
Foam rolling and stretching after the cardio will help more if it's one of those "shit, can I shower and get dressed after this without falling on my ass?" kind of leg days. A lacrosse ball to roll on tough/tight spots like glutes/hammies works really well too.
For supplements, I've been trying bromalain (the compound in pineapple that "eats back" at you, it's supposed to be an antioxidant and antiinflammatory. It also smells funky by itself in tablets so you might want to pinch your nose when you take it lol), selenium (another antiinflammatory) and wobenzym (joint health). In addition to a standard multivitamin, I take extra vitamin D, a B-complex, magnesium and flaxseed oil and take antacids after a lift. (I get some acid reflux and drink too much coffee but it also adds calcium and I feel like that also helps with lactic acid buildup soreness but idk I'm not a sciencetician). I've heard glucosamine is helpful for joint pain and general achy joints if that's a concern too. Getting plenty of water and electrolytes is important too, adequate hydration and getting enough salts after sweating a lot goes a long way to reduce feeling like crap the next day. On a big gym day, if I'm not getting annoyed by how often I have to pee, I'm probably not drinking enough water. Obviously also good rest and "sleep hygiene" too, but I kinda suck at that.
For your health!