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Pitiful Russian Peasants’ Life in Summer and Winter
A field report from MmoSscCOW Russia details brutal peasant conditions. Summers demand 16 hours daily with primitive tools. winters freeze farms and stables. Ventilation is nearly nonexistent. homes are crowded with a single stove and foul air. Religious superstition, vodka monopoly, widespread illiteracy, and sparse urban life compound misery.
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