The Peasants, a paticular group within Tsarist Russia, did not live a life of leiusure and relaxation. During the reign of autocracy,their hard work not only gave them shelter and food, but it gave them modivation for the future and their life ahead. Their insignificant one room hut, known as a Izba, was crowded usually crammed with a fair amount of people. These homes were usually built by the peasants out of wood, straw and manure. Inside is consisted of one small table and couple chairs where they ate their meals. Their main occupation was farming, and it had its difficulties. The soil was poorm hard and for the most part swampy. Times were rough after the Russo-Japanese War, WWI and other wars Russia had engaged in. A majority of the food they produced was being sent off to the government. Not only was the working and living conditions harsh, but the taxes they were forced to pay were embarable. They had to pay taxes at national, country, township and village levels based on how much they farmed and the size of the russification families. Large amounts of grain were given to the government and one quater of the families meager wealth went to pay taxes. For relaxation and distance from the harsh working conditions, they smoked and drank and engaged in several different leisure activites. What gave them hope was the Tsar, who they considered a father and believed that one day they would help them someday. After the several atempts and successes of people taking over Russias government the Bolsheviks was one of them with their leader Vladimir Lenin. He tried his best to reform but fleed out of country. His rules and laws were carried down and eventually preformed and helped get Russia back on its feet after the several defeats in wars.The March Revolution was an answered prayer for them because they czar's were forced to step down after the revolt of workers for better conditions.
