Collectivisation Flashcards
How successful was collectivisation in the short term?
The impact of agriculture was disastrous
Grain production fell massively
Huge drop in the number of animals
1932-34 was a famine, mainly at the fault of the government who collected too much grain
This killed millions of peasants
Therefore, a short term disaster due to huge human cost and little production to show for it
How successful was collectivisation in the long term?
Allowed for Stalin’s aim of industrialisation to occur
Supplied workers for cities
Production of electricity trebled in the 1930s
Russia completed what had taken other countries centuries to do, in a decade
Amazing industrial achievement was made due to the shift in agriculture
Collectivisation overall.
Overall, from Stalin’s initial aims, it was a success. In the long term, state procurement of grain increased by over double between 1928 and 1933. This boosted the economy and provided money for it to industrialise with. However, in the short term, the human costs were horrendous. Around 7 to 8 million people died from the famine.
