Five historical snapshots (1500, 1650, 1800, 1900, 2000) of labour relations in Russia, created by Daan Jansen and Gijs Kessler at the IISH. The dataset is an abridged version from October 2020, focusing solely on labour relations records after data cleaning and removal of duplicate entries.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the evolution of labour relations over five centuries based on the described historical snapshots.
- Comparing male and female labour participation based on the described separation of individuals.
- Studying the composition of the workforce in Russia at key historical points based on the described aggregated population figures.
Strengths
- Covers five distinct historical benchmark years spanning 500 years.
- Data underwent cleaning and removal of duplicate records as described.
- Records are separated by male and female individuals as described.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset excludes population data, focusing only on labour relations.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 Dataset
- Collection Method
- Abridged data format created by researchers at the International Institute of Social History (IISH).
- Time Range
- 1500, 1650, 1800, 1900, 2000
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 06:13:57; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Russia