Are you looking for a specific time frame or a general overview? The reason I ask is your typical Russian and European peasant had a fairly similar living standard and then the two start to diverge rapidly, with the European peasant have an uptick (EDIT: very roughly) roughly around the Industrial Revolution. By the time you hit he beginning of the 20th C., only @15% of the Russian population was urban, 77% of the population would be classified as "peasant". So, a time frame, if you have one would help make comparisons.