kulak

[US]/'kuːlæk/
[UK]/kʊ'lɑk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. wealthy peasant in tsarist Russia
Word Forms
Pluralkulaks

Example Sentences

The kulak was a wealthy peasant in tsarist Russia.

The kulak class was seen as a threat to Soviet collectivization.

Many kulaks were targeted and persecuted during Stalin's regime.

The kulak resisted giving up his land to the collective farm.

The Soviet government confiscated property from the kulaks.

Kulaks were often portrayed as enemies of the state.

The kulak's farm was seized by the authorities.

Some kulaks were deported to remote regions as punishment.

The kulak was stripped of his status and privileges.

Kulaks were often accused of hoarding grain during times of famine.

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