Meaning Of The Word Kulak

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Kulak? Find Kulak meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Kulak Meaning

Kulak Definition
Kulak Definition

What's The Definition Of Kulak?

kulak in American English
a well-to-do peasant farmer in Russia who profited from the labor of poor peasants and opposed the Soviet collectivization of the land
noun: a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy

kulak in British English
noun: (in Russia after 1906) a member of the class of peasants who became proprietors of their own farms. After the October Revolution the kulaks opposed collectivization of land, but in 1929 Stalin initiated their liquidation

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Joint and last survivor annuity ‐ noun: an annuity payable until the death of the…
  • Jalisco ‐ state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: 30,941 sq mi…
  • Shift lever ‐ noun: the lever mounted on the steering column…
  • Hand over fist ‐ easily and in large amounts; If you say that someone…
  • Coital exanthema ‐ noun: a common venereal disease affecting horses…
  • Blow someone's brains out ‐ To blow someone's brains out means to shoot them…
  • Green onion ‐ an immature onion with a long stalk and green…
  • Bullet ‐ a small ball or cone-shaped missile of lead, metal…
  • Dog leg ‐ noun: A dog leg is a part of a wellbore which…
  • Shock-horror ‐ A shock horror story is presented in a way that…