Answer:
Working
population of Russia was different from other European countries in the
following ways
(i) About 85 percent of Russians were agriculturists. In France and
Germany, the farmers were between 40 per cent to 50 per cent.
(ii) Industrialisation started late in Russia and
industries were only found in small pockets.
(iii) Workers were a divided social group and maintained strong
links with the villages they come from. In Europe, the industrial revolution
changed a mainly rural society into an urban one.
(iv) In Russia sometimes the working hours for workers were
15 hours, compared with 10 or 12 hours in Europe.
(v) Unlike European peasants, Russian peasants had no respect
for nobles and some even tried to grab the land of nobles.
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