In the Russian Revolution the land question was most closely linked with which class?

Correct answer: Peasants

The land question was mainly a question for peasants because most peasants depended on agriculture for their livelihood. In the Russian Empire, many peasants wanted land that was controlled by landlords, and they were burdened by poverty, debt, and unequal ownership. Their demand was not simply for higher wages; it was for access to land and a change in the rural social order. Peasant unrest therefore became an important part of the crisis that weakened the old regime.

Option A is correct because peasants were the class most directly connected with the demand for land. The April Theses supported the demand that land should be transferred to the peasants, helping the Bolsheviks gain support in the countryside. Bank owners, the royal family, and foreign merchants did not represent the main social force behind this demand. The answer follows from identifying who worked the land and who sought its redistribution.