Of course they did,imha was the war of 1812 (this is the 19th century). For Russia this moment is a turning point. We need weapons, food, food. In general, all the garbage for the war. Children were forced to work early in the morning, and they went to work as adults. They performed the most difficult work. A special and very important point was the work of machine tools for the manufacture of weapons. Russia needed a victory! Therefore, the children worked, and it was worth it, because Russia won.!