Question

Who was Marfa Vasileva?
(a) She was the leader of the revolutionaries.
(b) She was a brave worker who organised a successful strike.
(c) She threw a bomb at the Russian Tsar.
(d) None of the above.

Answer 1

(b) She was a brave worker who organised a successful strike.

Explanation:

Marfa Vasileva was a brave Russian woman worker who successfully organized a strike on her own capacity. She was a milling machine operator and she announced an impromptu strike on the floor. The others on the floor supported her. However, the foreman gave her a loaf of bread. She got the bread but refused to break the strike. When asked why, she said "I can't be the only one satiated while the others are hungry."