This image comes from Pchela, no. 4, 1906 and looks to satirize the relationship between Russian politicians and the working peasantry. Two officials in the distance, perhaps negotiating new policies and bills, while the peasant in the foreground picks up the weight. It becomes clear that the message of this piece is to signify the burden that each of Russia’s peasant much bear due to the policies implemented by the Duma, and the fact that while middle and upper classes receive new rights to improve their lives, the common laborer remains in their same predicament. The October Manifesto was never meant to improve the lives of farmers, but rather to pander to the wealthier classes. While the intellectual levels demanded an expansion on their rights workers looked to better hours, better pay, and additional land to farm on. This post seems to follow the creation of the first Duma in which the Kadets won the most significant amount of electorates and held strong power over its decisions. These elections were neither direct nor universal with the vast majority of Russians not participate in the polls. While the freedom to speak against the Tsar is nice, it changes nothing about the poverty that the working class experiences, and so it remains worthless. While officials may deem the peasants incapable of voting and government participation, they perhaps should look to adding quality to their lives, or risk revolt.