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Collectivisation (Between 1928 and 1941 Soviet agriculture was…
Collectivisation
Between 1928 and 1941 Soviet agriculture was collectivised . The process of small farms being merged with large farms between 20 and 150 families, and ownership was taken over by the state
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Peasants working on collective farms were allowed to keep a small amount of grain to live on. The rest used to feed workers in cities or sold abroad to provide money to fund industrialisation.
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Introduced in series of phases. 1928, Stalin's new policies won support within the communist party.Late 1929, he ordered full-scale collectivisation. By 1930 he claimed 100% success.
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Communist Ideology
Communists believed private property was one of the foundations of capitalism and a cause of inequality. During NEP peasants became rich , thus communists wanted to abolish private trade to end this
Communists were suspicious of peasant farming. By collective farming they hoped peasants would see superiority of socialist methods and embrace communism
Communists wanted to create efficiency. Believed large farms would be more efficient and produce more than small farms
Failure of the NEP
By 1928 it was clear the NEP was failing . In 1927 and 28 agricultural production was lower than it had been than in 1926
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1927 farmers decreased production to push up grain prices. Lead to 'the grain procurement crisis'. Food supplies decreased to shortages in the cities and higher profits for farmers
Left wing communists described the reduction as 'Kulak grain strike'. Radical communists viewed this as the re-emergence of class war. rich, capitalist peasants holding back construction of socialism
To end the 'Kulak grain strike' Stalin sent the Red Army and Cheka to requisition grain from peasants, which would be used to feed workers and fell overseas for money for industrialisation
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