Was Collectivisation a success?

Was Collectivisation a success?

Economically successful:

• 1930: 25% of peasant housholds were collectivised
• 1941: all farms in Russia were collective
• 1928: the state procured 11 million tonnes of grain - rose to 16 million in 1929 and 23 million in 1933 and 0.03 million tonnes -> 5 million+
• Use the money for industrialisation
• Dispossessed peasants fled to towns and provided labour for new factories
• 1922: 40 urban population increased 22 million to 63 million

Politically successful:

• Stalin increased urbanisation
• In 1928, only 18% of Soviet citizens were working class. Rose to 50% in 1939. In some cities,…