ABSTRACT

First published in 1998. This is volume IV of VIII in the international library of sociology based on the sociology of the Soviet Union. The author’s account of the life on the collective farm is based mainly on the diaries which he was able to bring with him out of the Soviet Union. The diaries included statistical reports of collective farm operations, but for some of the facts and figures the author has had to rely on his memory.

chapter Chapter One|29 pages

The History of Our Village to 1947

chapter Chapter Two|23 pages

The Structure of the Kolkhoz

chapter Chapter Four|24 pages

The Planning and Organization of Operations

chapter Chapter Five|21 pages

Labor, Equipment and Draft Power

chapter Chapter Six|21 pages

Field Work and Crop Deliveries*

chapter Chapter Eight|15 pages

Rural Housing Construction and Electrification*

chapter Chapter Nine|15 pages

Individual Households

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion