WORKERS OF THE COAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTHERN URAL IN 1907-1928: CONDITIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND WORK
The paper gives an overview of life and work conditions of the coal workers in the Southern Ural in 1907-1928. On the basis of available sources the author comes to the conclusion that despite any revolutionary transformations undertaken by the Soviet power the wellbeing of the Southern Ural coal miners did change significantly. Even by 1928 the problems faced by the coal industry of the region were the same as the ones existing at the beginning of the 20th century: low qualification and poor discipline of the absolute majority of the workers, high workforce turnover, low level of coal production mechanization, persistent housing deficit, lack of work clothes and basic commodities.