Soviet Peasants and Collectivization, 1930-39: Resistance and Adaptation

This article re-evaluates the widely held view that Soviet peasants responded only or predominantly with resistance to collectivization and work in Soviet collective farms. It analyses key examples of the evidence for this 'resistance interpretation' to show that the evidence is not repres...

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Published inThe Journal of peasant studies Vol. 31; no. 3-4; pp. 427 - 456
Main Author Tauger, Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2004
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adaptation to change
Adjustment
Agrarian policy
Agrarian reform
Agriculture
Collective farming
Collectivism
Collectivization
History
Land Reform
Peasant Rebellions
Peasant Societies
Peasantry
Peasants
Political dissent
Resistance
Social history
Soviet studies
U.S.S.R
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:This article re-evaluates the widely held view that Soviet peasants responded only or predominantly with resistance to collectivization and work in Soviet collective farms. It analyses key examples of the evidence for this 'resistance interpretation' to show that the evidence is not representative of most peasants' actions. It presents new evidence and analysis to show that peasant responses cannot be reduced to resistance, that more often they adapted to the new system, and that they worked hard within the system to overcome famines.
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ISSN:0306-6150
1743-9361
DOI:10.1080/0306615042000262643