Kulaks
What Kulaks means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A wealthy peasant class fostered by the NEP which contradicted communist principles and was incompatible with socialism.
Wealthier peasants targeted in a brutal attack involving mass deportations and executions.
Topics that use Kulaks
- Option 30: Key topic 4: Economic and social changes, 1924–41 - 1 Agriculture and collectivisation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Collectivisation
- Economic efficiency
- Holodomor
- Ideological implementation
- New Economic Policy (NEP)
- Political consolidation
- Collectives
- Grain procurement crisis
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