in what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe,before 1917
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The working population in Russia was different from other countries in Europe, before 1917 in the following ways:-
1) Vast majority of the Russians were agriculturalists. The percentage of population is 85 which was the highest than any other European countries that time. In France and Germany that proportion was between 40%and 50%.
2) The cultivators in Russia produced of the markets as well as for their own needs.
3) Workers were divided by skill and training. Metalworkers considered themselves as aristocrats among other workers as their occupation demanded more training and skills.
4) Peasants opposes the nobility.
5) In Russia, peasants want that they pooled their land together periodically and their commune divided it according to the needs of individual families.
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Social Condition:
Workers were a divided group. Some had strong links with the villages; others had settled permanently in cities. Workers were divided based on their skills. The division among workers reflected in their dress and manners too.
Economic Condition:
Most industries were the private property of industrialists. Government supervised large factories. The industry was found in pockets. Many factories were set up in the 1890s when Russia’s railway network was extended, foreign investment in industry increased, coal production had doubled, and iron and steel output quadrupled. Most industries were the private property of industrialists.
Political condition:
Russia was an autocracy. Unlike other European countries, The Tsar was not subject to a Parliament. Liberals in Russia campaigned to end this state of affairs.
Socialist Revolutionary Party struggled for Peasants rights
1905 was the year when the incident of ‘Blôôdy Sunday’ took place. 100 workers were killed, and about 300 were wounded. Blôôdy Sunday started a series of events that became known as the 1905 revolution.