Workers and Supervisors: St. Petersburg 1905-1917 and Shanghai 1895-1927
Author(s)
Smith, S. A.
Abstract
Worker-foremen relations in St Petersburg, Russia from 1905 to 1917 and in Shanghai, China from 1895 to 1927 differed fundamentally. Enmity between factory hands and supervisors was relatively mild in Shanghai and was not a significant factor in the 1925-27 First Revolutionary Civil War that culminated the 1895-1927 period. In St Petersburg, on the other hand, such conflict was a major aspect of the 1905 revolution and of the build-up to the 1917 revolution. These differences show that culture can strongly influence class relations.
