Collectivisation: dekulakisation and the Twenty-Five Thousanders

Dekulakisation

• Stalin announced the 'liquidation of the kulaks as a class'
• It was intended to frighten poorer peasants into joining the kolkhozes
• Many villagers remained loyal to their neighbours and were unwilling to identify kulaks
• Many kulaks sold land and livestock to appear less well-off
• Many local Party officials also opposed dekulakisation as they knew that the richer peasants were the…