Nobelite
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Nobelite was the common designation of the tens of thousands of employees of the companies owned by the Nobel family
in Russia during the 19th century and until the Russian Revolution, such as Branobel
and the Machine-Building Factory Ludvig Nobel.
The term originated from the pride and loyalty of Nobel family's employees, whom enjoyed the benefits of a special worker's welfare program devised by Ludvig Nobel
. Nobelites labor conditions were far different from those usually enjoyed by other Russian workers of the time and stood out as an unparelelled humanitarian concern in Tsarist Russia. Nobelites were given decent housing, medical care, technical training and elementary education for their children. Ludvig Nobel also abolished child labor
in his companies and shortened work hours while establishing a workers' savings bank
and a system of regular payment.
Nobel family
The Nobel family is a prominent Swedish family closely related to the history both of Sweden and of Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its legacy includes its outstanding contributions to philanthropy and to the development of the armament industry and of the oil industry...
in Russia during the 19th century and until the Russian Revolution, such as Branobel
Branobel
The Petroleum Production Company Nobel Brothers, Limited,or Branobel , was an oil company set up by Ludvig Nobel and Baron Peter von Bilderling, in Baku, Azerbaijan...
and the Machine-Building Factory Ludvig Nobel.
The term originated from the pride and loyalty of Nobel family's employees, whom enjoyed the benefits of a special worker's welfare program devised by Ludvig Nobel
Ludvig Nobel
Ludvig Immanuel Nobel was an engineer, a noted businessman and a humanitarian. One of the most prominent members of the Nobel family, he was the son of Immanuel Nobel and Alfred Nobel's older brother...
. Nobelites labor conditions were far different from those usually enjoyed by other Russian workers of the time and stood out as an unparelelled humanitarian concern in Tsarist Russia. Nobelites were given decent housing, medical care, technical training and elementary education for their children. Ludvig Nobel also abolished child labor
Child labor
Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries...
in his companies and shortened work hours while establishing a workers' savings bank
Savings bank
A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits. It may also perform some other functions.In Europe, savings banks originated in the 19th or sometimes even the 18th century. Their original objective was to provide easily accessible savings products to...
and a system of regular payment.