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A strike is a collective bargaining tactic used by the labor movement, in which workers shut down their workplace until their employer agrees to their demands. Russia was rocked by waves of strikes during both the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, which in some cases escalated to city- or countrywide general strikes.
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Strike Term Timeline in Doctor Zhivago
The timeline below shows where the term Strike appears in Doctor Zhivago. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2: A Girl from a Different Circle
In the fall of 1905 railroad workers in Moscow decide to strike. The workers on the Brest railroad, near the Guichards’ home and business, wait out a...
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...Lara and her family flee to a nearby neighborhood; their dressmaking shop is already on strike. Falling asleep to the distant sound of gunfire, Lara prays for the revolutionaries.
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