Agriculture

Question 1

Lenin

Answer 1

Land decree October 1917- abolished private ownership of land.
Tambov rising- due to forced requisitioning
1920-21
50,000 red army troops sent to put down the revolt
NEP ended requisitioning replaced by food tax system
Peasants could make a profit
No forced collectivisation
1926 producing the same as 1913.

Question 2

Stalin/ collectivisation

Answer 2

Needed vast increase in grain production to feed growing urban population
1929 grain production had declined
Resisting requisition
NEP policies cancelled
Kulaks exiled 1/5 died along the way
Winter 1929- 7% farms collectivised
Feb 1930
11 million peasants forced into collectives
Anticipated 50% increase in grain production did not occur
Peasants believed they were being returned to serfdom committed acts of Arson murder and slaughtered livestock
Cattle 1928- 33.2 Mill 1941- 27.8 million
1932-33 poor harvest
Ukraine had to supply 1/3 of users grain quota
Holodomer 5 million dead in Ukraine

Question 3

Virgin Land Scheme

Answer 3

6 million acres of land brought under cultivation
120,000 tractors
Doubled farmers incomes 52-58
51% increase in food production
1976- 26% of investment in agriculture
Private plots only 1% of cultivated land but made up 25% of all produce

Question 4

Andropov

Answer 4

Work on the current system approach
Large amounts of materials stolen for black market
3% decline
1/6 of US output