Museum of the First Council: the struggle of workers for their rights

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The Museum of the First Council in Ivanovo is a unique place, as it tells about what does not exist in Russia any more. The exposition is located in a small house of the philistine council, which was built in 1904 in an eclectic style typical for the early twentieth century. It was in this building that, since 1905 the first meetings of the council took place, which included 150 deputies from all Ivanovo factories, including 25 women.

The Museum of the First Council recalls the situation in Ivanovo with the workers at the beginning of the 20th century. Peasants from the surrounding villages came to work at the manufactories of the Ivanovo factory owners. So, gradually in Ivanovo there were huge "working class towns", where families of weavers and dyers were living. In 1905 during the Ivanovo-Voznesensk strike the first council of workers' representatives was elected in the city. The workers demanded the increase in wages, an eight-hour working day, and the abolition of fines and freedom of speech. The council elected in 1905 was trying to solve these problems.

Museum of the First Council: the struggle of workers for their rights

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