Interconditionality of transformation economic system of society of Russian Empire and industrial development in the second half of the XIX century

The article examines some features of the development of industry in the Russian Empire on the example of railway business in the second half of the XIX century. During this period, the Russian economy underwent significant changes in political and social life, the structure of consumption changed, and a new social class of industrial workers was formed. Uncertainty has grown in society, along with increasing contradictions between different social groups. The development of society and industry are interrelated, and consideration of the historical features of the transformation of the economic system of society through the development of industry has revealed some features of the transformation of economic interests and the socioclass structure of society