The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931-1933 [electronic resource] /
Davies, R.author.
Wheatcroft, S.author.
This book examines the Soviet agricultural crisis of 1931-1933 which culminated in the major famine of 1933. It is the first volume in English to make extensive use of Russian and Ukrainian central and local archives to assess the extent and causes of the famine. It reaches new conclusions on how far the famine was 'organized' or 'artificial', and compares it with other Russian and Soviet famines and with major twentieth century famines elsewhere. Against this background, it discusses the emergence of collective farming as an economic and social system.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface to Revised Edition; Preface to 2004 Edition; 1 THE SECOND COLLECTIVISATION DRIVE, 1931; 2 THE SECOND PHASE OF DEKULAKISATION, 1931; 3 THE 1931 GRAIN HARVEST; 4 GRAIN COLLECTIONS FROM THE 1931 HARVEST; 5 THE 1932 GRAIN HARVEST; 6 GRAIN COLLECTIONS FROM THE 1932 HARVEST; 7 THE 1933 GRAIN HARVEST; 8 GRAIN COLLECTIONS FROM THE 1933 HARVEST; 9 CROPS OTHER THAN GRAIN; 10 THE LIVESTOCK DISASTER; 11 THE SOVKHOZY; 12 THE KOLKHOZY; 13 THE FAMINE IN PERSPECTIVE; Appendix: A Note on the Grain Harvests; Tables; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations used in Text
Abbreviations of Titles of Books and Periodical Publications, etc., used in FootnotesBibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 522-532) and indexes.
This book examines the Soviet agricultural crisis of 1931-1933 which culminated in the major famine of 1933. It is the first volume in English to make extensive use of Russian and Ukrainian central and local archives to assess the extent and causes of the famine. It reaches new conclusions on how far the famine was 'organized' or 'artificial', and compares it with other Russian and Soviet famines and with major twentieth century famines elsewhere. Against this background, it discusses the emergence of collective farming as an economic and social system.
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Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
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