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