Opposition from industrial workers Flashcards
What were the conditions like for industrial workers?
-poor, ten hour working day only introduced in 1914 and no factory inspectorate until 1882.
What characteristics did industrial strikes have in the 1880s under the Tsars?
-localised, small scale affairs that began growing in threat.
What was the 1885 Morozov dye works strike?
-8000 worker strike.
When was strike activity banned under the Tsars?
-following the sympathy strikes after 1905 bloody Sunday.
How was industrial opposition dealt with by the Tsars?
-Banning strike activity
-Extreme force.
Example of extreme force used by Tsars in response to opposition?
-Lena Goldfield strikes in 1912.
What was the most famous strike during the war period?
-Putilov works in St Petersburg
When did industrial strikes peak under the Tsars?
-97000 in 1899
How did Witte respond to the peaking strikes in 1899?
-calling out more police+army 522 in 1902
- martial law meaning quick trials of those arrested and death sentences.
Examples of ‘opposition’ under Stalin?
-anybody failing to meet production targets
-Labelled as enemies of the state
-Especially managers
How did Lenin change government policy following the backlash from industrial workers of war communism?
-The new economic policy.
How did Stalin deal with opposition?
-ruthless removal of trade union officials.
How many strikes during WW2?
-none other than those not supporting the conflict.
What opposition did Khrushchev face?
-riots over falling living standards
Example of opposition under Khrushchev?
-workers at Novocherhassak protesting
-20 killed
-ringleaders executed.
