OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE COLLECTIVIZATION OF AGRICULTURE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000400490007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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SUBJECT Observations Concerning the ollectvization NO, OF PAGES
of Agriculture
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by the government which planted corn, potatoes, cabbage, and tomatoes.
1. The Orek area is almost exclusively r:: 'ndustrial area although
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faith the kolkhozes in the Orsk area was that there was an increase in
private livestock. Every family was allowed one cow but there were still
many men 'a rs in 1949 who did not yet have a cow. One other important
trend was an increase in small garden plots and there was a tendency for
most of the members to develop their own small plots.
seven lkollslozes in the immediate vicinity that were operated
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of the kolkhozes were not making out very well. They had plenty of
potatoes and that is 01, Life in the ,kolkhozes appeared to be very
primitive. Althoug.:L?,:xe members of the .kolkhoz had some money, it was
not very much and the purchasing power was even less.
The house of the ,kolkhczee in the Orsk were largely mud huts. Clothing
was poor.
4. One trend
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The morale of the peasants in the kolkhozes was poor.
from five am to eight pm and
They had to work
that they were all very unhappy.
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