Question

How did the working conditions add to peasant unrest before the russian revolution

Answer 1

For the answer to the question above,  millions of peasants came into the towns or worked in rural factories and mines. In the last half-century of the old regime, the Empire's urban population grew from 7 to 28 million people. Factory conditions were terrible. The worker 'raised on the frugal habits of rural life' was 'much more easily satisfied' than his counterpart in Europe or North America, so that 'low wages appeared as a fortunate gift to Russian enterprise'. Shopfloors were crammed with dangerous machinery. There were frequent accidents. Yet most workers were denied a legal right to insurance and, if they lost an eye or limb, could expect no more than a few roubles' compensation.