Collectivisation : A Summary Food Production in USSR, 1928-32
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
73.3
71.7
83.5
69.5
69.6
Cattle (Millions)
70.5
67.1
52.5
47.9
40.7
Pigs (Millions)
26.0
20.4
13.6
14.4
11.6
Sheep and Goat
146.7
147
108.8
77.7
52.1
Grain (Million tonnes)
(Millions)
Food Production in USSR, 1928 compared with 1932
Grain (Million tonnes) Cattle (Millions) Pigs (Millions) Sheep and Goat (Millions)
1928
1932
73.3 69.6 70.5 40.7 26.0 11.6 146.7 52.1
What do we know about Collectivisation? •State takes over all farms •Small farms are pooled together •Government decides on crops •All produce taken by state •Mechanized farming
No freedom of action
The Kulaks Hint: Stalin said, “... we have to liquidate the kulaks as a social class...”
any Farmers hated Collectivisation :
) Killed livestock
Famine :
) Destroyed crops
From about 1931-1934
) Destroyed farm tools
) Destroyed farm buildings
5-6 million starved to death