REACTIONS TO THE REGIME BY KOLKHOZ MEMBERS IN THE UKRAINE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003600760010-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
SUBJECT Reactions to the Regime by Kolkhoz
Members in the Ukraine
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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19 February 1954
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25X1 I. The members of Q kolkhoz in the Ukraine found that the most oppressive
regulations and restrictions were those restricting movement, especially
movement to town to obtain better paid jobs in factories.
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2: The local QP cadre had difficulty with Marxist-Leninist ideology because of
the low educational level of the kolkhoz Party members. It also had difficulty
with the fulfilling of the production plan because of the disinterest of the
kolkhoz members. Another source of trouble was that the Party organization
would often order work on Sundays. This was resented very much, especially
by the younger kolkhoz members.
3. The esteem. .n which the regime was held was adversely affected by forced
delivery us' agricultural products to the State, regardless of whether enough
would be left for the kolkhoz members to live on until the next harvest.
4. Since kolkhoz members lived on a part of the produce of the kolkhoz, sabotage
of the kolkhoz would hurt them. They, however, did not do any more work for
the kolkhoz than was necessary for compliance with regulations and worked just
hard enough to stay out of trouble.
6. Some kolkhoz members avoided any social connection with Party members while
others sought it
7. There was certainly some passive resistance to the fulfillment of the production
plan, but it is hard to say how much non fulfillment was caused by passive
resistance a. d hots m ch b actual nabilit of the workers (women, children, and
o peop e) to sa is y tki regiure work norms.
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