Write a few lines about: Kulaks

• The well to do peasants were known as Kulaks.
• In 1928, Kulaks were raided by party members, while touring areas producing grains. They enforced supervised grain collections.
• Farms were collectivised, this decision was taken as there was continued shortage of grains.
• Peasant farms which were small in size could not be modernised.
• Small size land holdings were attributed to be the reason behind shortage of grains.
• To establish large state controlled farms, and run them along industrial lines it was found necessary to seize the land of the peasants and eliminate Kulaks.