explain Stalinism and collectivisation
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The following points may help you:
a. In order to deal with small land holdings and with shortage of grains, Stalin introduced Collectivisation of farms.
b. Stalin thus decided to eliminate kulaks, better of peasants and establish state control over farms.
c. He also provided for collective farming, where peasants were compelled to do farming in collective farms or kolkhoz.
d. The bulk of land and a large number equipments were transferred to the ownership of collective farms.
e. Peasants worked on the land, and shared the profit.
f. Those who resented such a policy were deported and severely punished.
g. The collectivisation programme, caused resentment among the peasants as many of them refused and resisted.,
h. It programme was forcibly implemented.
i. It did not increase the crop production