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Describe the condition of farmers and workers before the Russian Revolution.

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Condition of farmers before Russian Revolution : 

  • In spite of being an agricultural country the condition of Russian farmers was miserable. 
  • Big landlords had 1800 lac acres of land while more than one million farmers had only 1900 lac acres land.
  • One third of the farmer were landless. These landless farmers worked on the fields of landlords. 
  • Farmers had to pay many types of taxes due to which their financial condition became more miserable. 
  • No changes occurred in the miserable condition of farmers by the law made for peasants. 
  • Farmers demanded for land tax reduction and facilities which was rejected. 
  • A conference of farmers’ representatives was held in Moscow in 1905. Then Russian Farmer’s Union was established. 
  • Farmers had to be given right to separate his land from ‘Commune’ by the law of 1906. 
  • But landless farmers did not get any profit by this law. As a result farmers became opponents of the administration.

Condition of Workers before Russian revolution : 

  • Due to industrilization industries developed in Russia. 
  • Landless farmers reached to get employment at the urban centres. 
  • Capitalists and Industrialists exploited these farmers greatly. 
  • Due to Harsh survival conditions and low wages the condition of workers became worse. 
  • After 1885, some laws were made for workers but the workers did not get any profit. 
  • The policies of administration were also in favour of industrialists. 
  • By taking advantage of this situation Socialist party propagated socialist principles among workers. 
  • From 1902-03 the strikes of workers began. 
  • Workers wanted to establish the rule of proletariat class and remove capitalism and Czarist rule. 
  • From here Russian revolution began to gain momentum and Czar’s rule came to end.


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