WORK AND WAGES: WORKERS OF VLADIKAVKAZ IN 1917-1920
The question of the attitude of the workers of Vladikavkaz to their work, the reasons for the loss of interest in it is analyzed; the financial situation, which significantly worsened, as a result of revolutionary changes, despite the numerous decrees of Soviet power is described. This affected the level of wages, the quality of the work performed, the violation of the correlation of demand and supply for certain types of specialties and services, the increase of prices and the nominal wage that did not keep pace with them and the attitude of the citizens towards their work and work in general. The enthusiastic inspiration of the first months after the Revolution, its calls to action for a solid construction of a new life on the basis of fair labor in reality caused a widespread cessation of work, unwillingness to fulfill in former employment duties. During the examined period, the citizens preferred to imitating activity in constantly emerging committees and councils, rather than fulfilling their professional duties, as a result of which almost all spheres of labor activity were permeated with laziness, apathy and lack of interest in the work.