Peasants

Serfdom

• Modified slavery.
• Bonded to their masters.
• In 1861, Tsar Alexander II abolished serfdom.
• Could be sent to war by their master.

House life

• Often stuffy, cramped, and dirty.
• Multi-family houses.
• Peasants lived in opposite standards of nobles.
• Domestic violence was prevalent; men beat wives, pets, children. 

Basics

• Lowest class of citizens in Russian history.
• Usually took the lowest paying jobs with longest shifts.
• Even when considered "free" peasants struggled to survive.
• Flu epidemic between 1918-1919: killed hundreds of thousands of peasants.

Women

• Mainly used for reproduction and increased revenue.
• Subjugated in their own homes. 
• At a disadvantage because they were seen as a commodity. 
• A widow could still possessed some property rights.

citation

• https://suite101.com
• blogs.bu.edu