Kropotkin, Peter, kruh POT kihn, PYAW ter (1842-1921), was a Russian geographer and political writer associated with anarchism (the belief that people are better off without government). He was born in Moscow on Dec. 21, 1842. Kropotkin was a prince, but he renounced his title in 1871. From 1867 to 1871, he explored Siberia, Manchuria, Finland, and Sweden. In 1873, Kropotkin published a new map of northern Asia.