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 because not all Russian workers migrated from the villages to work in the industrial sector. Some of them continued to live in villages and went to work daily, to the towns.
Working population of Russia was very different from working population of other European countries before 1917:
1.The Russians were majorly (85%) indulged in agriculture sector in the early 20th century.This proportion was much higher than other European countries.Some countries of Europe e.g., in France and in Germany had onlys between 40% and 50% of people in agriculture.
2.In Industrialisation, Russia lagged behind Europe.It started late, in the last quarter of the 19th century. Industries were found in small pockets and craftsmen existed alongside large factories.The condition of the factory workers was quite miserable as they could not form any trade unions and political parties to express their grievance and were exploited by the big Industrialist.
3.The conditions of peasants were not very good in Russia.Unlike European peasants, Russian peasants were against the nobles and carries no respect and hatred against them.They were rebellious, violent, refuse to pay rent and sometimes murder their landlords.
4.The conditions of factory workers and farmers were shockingly bad than other European countries. It was mainly due to the autocratic government of the Tsar Nicholas II who antagonised these people bu his corrupt and oppressive policies.
5.Unlike peasants in Europe they were natural socialists. The land were pooled by them and used to divide them according to the needs of the individual families.