Forms of Wages for Miners of Siberia in the Late XIX - Early XX Centuries

The article considers the question of forms of wages paid to workers in the mining industry of Siberia in the late XIX - early XX centuries. Of the two main forms of labor compensation - hourly rate and piecework pay, the latter was more corresponding to the spirit of capitalism, and it was most widespread in the mining enterprises of Siberia. The piecework pay was also the main instrument for intensifying labor productivity. This episode in the history of labor is studied on the basis of paperwork materials of mining companies and reporting documents of the mining inspectorate.