Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding the food grain shortage in Russia during 1927?

• A. Stalin believed that the shortage of food was because of hoarding of grains.
• B. Stalin took measures to confiscate supplies and supervise forced grain collections.
• C. The government raided the grain supplies of Kulaks.
• D. The government identified hoarding of grains as the only reason for grain shortage.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The government raided the grain supplies of Kulaks.

Stalin believed that the shortage of food was a result of hoarding of grains by rich peasants and traders in the countryside. He took emergency measures and started confiscating supplies. By 1928, Stalin’s party members scoured the areas that were producing grains and supervised forced grain collections. They raided the grain supplies of the wealthy or prosperous peasants of Russia who were referred to as kulaks. The low production of grain was another reason for grain shortage. The low production was due to the small size and lack of modernisation of peasant farms.