Such a policy was defended by Stalin, who said the anti-kulak policy did not "take account of the specific peculiarities of Abkhaz social structure and made the mistake of mechanically transferring Russian models of social engineering to Abkhaz soil".
Sikap Lakoba dibela oleh Stalin, yang menyatakan bahwa kebijakan anti-kulak tidak "mempertimbangkan kekhususan dalam struktur sosial Abkhaz dan melakukan kesalahan dengan memindahkan model pengaturan sosial ala Rusia ke wilayah Abkhaz".