The Russian Worker: Life and Labor Under the Tsarist Regime

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 f...