The worker is becoming impoverished absolutely, i.e., he is actually becoming poorer than before; he is compelled to live worse, to eat worse, to suffer hunger more, and to live in basements and attics.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lenin describes workers becoming poorer and living in worse conditions.
- In plain terms
- Workers are getting poorer and living in bad housing.
- What can you take from it?
- Economic oppression leads to deteriorating living standards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What policies could reverse this trend?
- How can workers' conditions be measured?
Another view
The description is dramatic and lacks statistical context.
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