Living and Working Conditions in Russian Towns and Cities

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Living and Working Conditions in Russian Towns and Cities
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Living and Working Conditions in Russian Towns and Cities
  1. overcrowding, disease, terrible food and alcoholism were facts of everyday life
    1. no Government regulations on child labor, safety or education
      1. there was low pay, 12-15 hour days, dangerous machinery and cruel discipline
        1. the greatest concentration of workers were in Moscow and St. Petersburg
          1. peasants came from the land to work in 'improved' conditions
            1. the working conditions were no better than the living conditions
              1. in the late 19th century, oil and coal production trebled
                1. famine and starvation was common
                  1. urban workers made up 4% of the population
                    1. their living conditions contrasted massively within each class
                      1. very few sanitary facilities
                        1. limited running water
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