The working conditions of the growing Russian industrial class in St. Petersburg and Moscow "<span>c. Were terrible and left the workers receptive to revolutionary propaganda," since there were no laws that protected workers' rights or safety at this time. </span>
The hardship that they faced was death cancer
Today we trade (aka imperialism) by paying , or going into stores , this is different from back then because we use to just give each other items in exchange for something or to learn something.
Imperialism is just another word for trade really.
i really hope this helps you a lot. :)