i'm not a big fan of imperialism, whether from capitalist or socialist governments, so i wouldn't endorse a lot about pre-capitalist russia except maybe some of gorbachev and lenin's philosophy. but i wonder .... what were the homeless/poverty statistics like in czarist russia? i'm willing to bet those years look a lot like the last decade of capitalism, in terms of distribution of wealth. what sort of poverty/homeless stats did they have during their short-lived socialist attempt (which was unfortunately usurped by imperialists)?
