Here, for the first time in English translation, are contemporary
accounts of working-class life during the final decades of the
Russian Empire. Written by workers and other close observers of
their milieu, these five selections recreate the world of Russian
labor during a period of rapid industrialization and social change,
a world far more complex and varied than has often been
assumed.
The accounts in "The Russian Worker" explore the daily experiences,
social relations, and aspirations of factory, artisanal, and
sales-clerical workers, both in and outside the place of
employment. Through the eyes of contemporaries we see the routine,
the organization of work, and authority relations on the shop floor
as well as conditions that workers encountered in providing for
food and lodging and their experiences in the areas of religion,
recreation, cultural activities, family ties, and links with the
countryside.
With its vivid and detailed descriptions of working-class life,
"The Russian Worker" provides new material on such important topics
as the formation of workers' social identities, the position of
women, patterns of stratification, and workers' concepts of status
differentiation. An introductory essay by Victoria Bonnell places
the selections in an historical context and examines some of the
central issues in the study of Russian labor. The collection will
be of value not only to specialists in the Russian field, but also
to historians, sociologists, economists, and others with an
interest in the sociology of work, and the history of working
women.
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