In the following passage:
“Разговор, который я только что привел, – невозмутимо продолжал я, не обращая внимания на его насмешку, – происходил на борту космического корабля.”
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Sign up to join this community"привести" is used here in the same meaning as in "приводить пример", "приводить доказательства" (to give an example, to produce a proof), i.e. to cite, to show something. In general this meaning can be summarized as "to tell, to use some information to support your point of view and opinion".