Unlike the members of a kolkhoz, which were called "kolkhozniks" (колхозники), the workers of a sovkhoz were officially called "sovkhoz workers" (работники совхозов) and rarely (and then only colloquially) "sovkhozniki".
Tak seperti para anggota kolkhoz, yang disebut "kolkhoznik" (колхозники), para tenaga kerja sovkhoz resmi disebut "sovkhoz workers" (работники совхозов) dan terkadang (dan kemudian hanya secara kolokuial) "sovkhozniki".