Roots of rebellion

Description:

"Comprehensive history of workers' political attitudes and organizations in St. Petersburg and Moscow during the final years of the tsarist era ... examines the workers' persistent efforts to combine collectively and to assert and defend their rights in the workplace and society at large. Focusing on trade unions ... analyzes the complex interaction among workers, employers, political parties, and the state, and the circumstances that drove many workers in a revolutionary direction"--back cover.

subjects: History,  Labor unions,  Russian S.F.S.R.,  Trade-unions,  Leningrad,  Moscow,  Syndicats,  Arbeidersbeweging,  Histoire,  Arbeiterbewegung,  Geschichte (1900-1914),  Arbeiterklasse,  Soviet union, history, 20th century,  Soviet union, politics and government

Places: Russia (Federation),  Saint Petersburg,  Moscow