The Butter Factory & the Tossed Out News Article

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As I slowly read through Stelmak&excellent book about the revolutionary Gladishev in Omsk, I found this on page 118. Alexander Galdsishev was often a speaker and writer on social justice and inequality and called for change. In one newspaper that he contributed to, an article was supposed to be published about the living conditions at the Dovbory plant in Omsk. The plant processed butter, which was the region&huge income maker, as butter was sent all the way to England from this area."…about the plight of workers at the Dovbory plant in Omsk. The newspaper had previously described the living quarters for the workers at this enterprise:"The workers&barracks are stuffy, damp, and dirty semi-dugouts with heavy, dank air. In the first semi-dugout,3.5–4 fathoms long, 2 fathoms wide, and 1 fathom high during our visit (one fathom is about 6 feet).There were six adults and two children, meaning each inhabitant had two to three times less air than normal. The laundry, kitchen, and bedroom are also located here, where linen and foot wraps are dried. The second barracks is somewhat larger in terms of cubic air capacity, but it does have acube and a kitchen. Eight people live in this dugout.However, the owner of the enterprise turned out to be a relative of L. I. Korvin-Krukovsky, and at the last minute the article was removed from the issue. The editorial staff was outraged by the decision. As a result of the conflict, all the Social Democrats left the newspaper."So I looked up where...

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