The Economics of the Russian VillageHourwich, Isaac A. (Isaac Aaronovich)
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The Economics of the Russian Village
Hourwich, Isaac A. (Isaac Aaronovich)
Agricultural laborers -- Russia; Land tenure -- Russia; Mir; Peasants; Thesis (Ph. D.)
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
| _Cr._ | |
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
| I. Rent | 57.00 |
| II. Taxes | 8.00 |
|III. Food: | |
| Meat at Easter, 11 pounds @ 9 _copecks_ | 0.99 |
| at St. Peter’s day, 10 pounds @ 8 _cop._ | 0.80 |
| at Christmas, @ 5 _cop._ (of own produce)| 1.75 |
| +---------+
| All to meat | 3.54 |
| 5 chickens and 50 eggs | 1.05 |
| 18 pounds very bad salted fish at the | |
| carnival, @ 4 _cop._ | 0.72 |
| Rye bread, cabbage, potatoes, salt, | |
| butter, corn, pickles, and apples | |
| for the children | 106.61 |
| +---------+
| All to food | 111.92 |
| IV. Clothing[203] | 23.10 |
| V. Shoes[203] | 27.00 |
| VI. Sundries[204] | 15.78 |
| +---------+
| Grand total | 241.80 |
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TABLE VI.--WAGES OF THE PEASANT IN INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT.
(Compiled from the Appendices to the _Statistical Reports for the
Gubernia of Ryazañ_, 1882.)
_A._--_Local._
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