Kulaks
were former peasants in Russia who owned
medium-sized farms as a result of the reforms introduced by Peter
Stolypin in 1906. Stolypin's intention was to create a stable
group of prosperous farmers who would form a natural conservative
political force. By the outbreak of the First
World War it was estimated that around 15 per cent of Russian
farmers were kulaks.
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