Synopses & Reviews
This book analyzes the processes of proletarianization and urbanization undergone by the St. Petersburg industrial working class from its inception in the early nineteenth-century up until 1914. Attention is focused on the severing of workers' ties to the village and the land. To that end, the thesis examines local conditions in the sending areas and traces the history of factory work in the Russian capital by workers from different provinces.
Synopsis
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction A Forgotten Source: The Census of 1864 The Sending Areas: Basic Characteristics of Early Labour Migration to St. Petersburg Peasant well-being in the Sending Areas Severing of Ties to the Land Urbanisation in St. Petersburg Conclusion Notes Appendix I Appendix II Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Historians know what St.Petersburg's industrial workers did during the revolution of 1905-7, the strike wave of 1912-14, and the revolutions of 1917. What they still do not know, however, is who these people were, where they came from, what were the paths of recruitment into industry that they followed, and what were their socio-economic characteristics. Evel Economakis analyses the processes of proletarianization and urbanization undergone by St.Petersburg's industrial working class from its inception in the early nineteenth century up until 1914.
About the Author
Evel Economakis is editor of a local newspaper in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Table of Contents
Preface * Acknowledgments * A Forgotten Source: The Census of 1864 * The Sending Areas: Basic Features of Early Labor Migration to St. Petersburg * Peasant of Ties the Sending Areas * Severing of Ties to the Land * Urbanization in St. Petersburg * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography * Index