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The Impact of Collectivisation (Economic Success (peasants fled to the…
The Impact of Collectivisation
Human Cost
Collectivisation caused discontent amongst peasants
The amount of meat consumed by urban workers fell by 2/3 from 1928-1932
Approximately 10,000 people were exiled as part of dekulakisation
the standard of living for industrial workers fell
Millions of peasants died as a result of the man made famine
Robert Conquest estimates 7,000
5,000 in the Ukraine
Political Impact
Collectivisation was a means of controlling the countryside
the party didn't have to bargain with the peasants
agriculture now served the towns and workers
collectivisation increased Stalin's authority
Collectivisation failed to unite the workers and peasants
Party leaders blamed the kulaks and peasant saboteurs for the problems Russia was experiencing
'Kulak Spirit' blamed for poor harvests
suspicion of urban workers towards the peasants
Economic Success
in 1930 approximately 25% of peasant households were collectivised
the industrial population increased from 18% in 1928 to 50% in 1939
grain exports rose from 0.03 million tonnes in 1928 to over 5 million tonnes in 1931
collectivisation succeeded in providing resources for industrialisation
the amount of grain procured and exported increased
peasants fled to the towns
the workforce grew
Economic Failure
The harvest of 1933 was 9 million tonnes less than that of 1926
labour productivity declined
Grain harvests did not recover to their pre 1928 level until the latter half of the 1930's
few farms could afford new machinery
the number of livestock decreased
number of horses halved between 1928-32
collectivisation failed to raise agricultural production