Keyword: «collectivization»

The article reveals the specificity of collectivization and dispossession in the Stavropol district of the Middle Volga region. The author distinguishes three stages in the campaign, characterizes each of them, gives statistics of collectivization. Shows the ambiguous attitude of the peasants to the policy of collectivization. Analyzes the evolution of the process for deprivation of rights.

Stalin is a man whose life course people began to argue about during his lifetime, then continued their argument immediately after his death. They are arguing about it now and are unlikely to stop arguing in the nearest future. It would be strange if many political myths had not been created around such a significant figure. Opinions about it differ significantly in modern Russia, and conclusions may lead to a new civil war.