Evaluation of Collectivisation Flashcards
How many kulak families were affected by dekulakisation? Why was this a success?
1 million
This meant that the USSR was able to remove widespread anti-socialist elements from the countryside. It sent a clear message about their ideology.
How many farms were collectivised by 1937? March 1930?
1937 - 93%
March 1930 - 60%
What did the incentive to denounce Kulaks create?
A degree of class warfare
What happened to state grain procurement? What did this mean for the cities?
Apart from 1932, state grain procurement increased year on year. This meant that the cities were receiving a more reliable supply of grain which alleviated social suffering there.
What was the response to the widespread destruction of culture?
Widespread opposition
How many peasants died during the famine, aggravated by the state’s high procurement and minimal pay to farmers?
4-5 million
What did dekulakisation do to the social element of the countryside?
Removed a key element of the community who peasants looked up to and often didn’t even consider to be ‘kulaks’
What was the issue of removing Kulaks for the efficiency of the land? What experience did the activists running the farms have?
Kulaks were often the most successful and knowledgeable peasants when it came to farming. The activists brought in from the cities on the other hand had very little experience.
What proportion of the necessary tractors did the USSR have?
only 4%
Between 1929 and 1933, how many animals were slaughtered to prevent them from being requisitioned?
40 million
What did the famine do to the agricultural labour force?
It decimated the labour force, rendering certain farms more inefficient and others were even forced to close.
How did the fact that 93% of farms were collectivised by 1937 symbolise a political success?
Showed how the democratically centralist leaders were effectively able to coordinate a nationwide transformation to farming
Which other body in the countryside increased the Soviet Union’s control there?
Motor Tractor Stations
Which loyal, powerful bodies exerted political control over the peasantry during collectivisation?
OGPU, the League for the Militant Godless and collectivisation squads
How can the deaths of many Ukrainians during the famine be seen perhaps as a political success for Stalin?
Since Ukraine was the scene of a lot of unrest towards the Soviet regime and hence the deaths of many of them damaged the rebel movement and intimidated them into line.
