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Not on the subject of mutual aid per se, but the relation between Anarchism and Communism, late in his life, Kropotkin returned to Russia, and met Lenin. That meeting was documented: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/kropotkin-peter/1....

A friend of mine described this as "essentially the same as every conversation between anarchists and communists today", which seems largely accurate. In particular, I enjoyed one comment:

> “No, no,” Kropotkin replied, “if you and your comrades think in this way, if the power is not going to their heads, and if they feel that they will not be going in the direction of oppression by the state, then they will achieve a lot. Then the revolution is truly in good hands.”

Draw your own conclusions.