Anton Aleksandrovich Plyasulya,
Candidate of Historical Sciences, State Archive of the Novosibirsk Region, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Survey of Livestock State Farms of Western Siberia at the and of 1931: Conclusions and Proposals
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2024-4-16
The report of the commission of the Central Committee and the CCC of the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks), prepared on the results of the survey of livestock state farms of the West Siberian region at the end of December 1931, is introduced into the scientific circulation. This source contains a list of shortcomings and problems identified in their activities, as well as proposals to local party, state authorities and land organs to improve the activities of farms. The report note stated that the plan of herd staffing in cattle-breeding farms of the region was not fulfilled. One of the main reasons for lagging behind the planned indicators was a significant loss of livestock, especially young stock. The above-normative herd wastage was also a consequence of low fodder availability of animals. Despite the difficult situation with fodder, its use was extremely carelessly and wastefully. The plan for the construction of cattle yards for 1931 was not fulfilled by any trust. The state farms did not observe elementary rules of livestock care. The cost of production significantly exceeded sales prices. The set of proposals of the Commission of the Central Committee and the CCC of the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks) combined economic and administrative measures. It was proposed that a number of state farm directors be removed from their jobs, reprimanded, and brought to criminal or party responsibility. A survey of the socio-economic situation of state farms was also conducted in other regions of the country. The generalization of the obtained materials served as a basis for adjusting the policy of the Soviet state in the sphere of state farm construction.
Publishing: 28/08/2024
The article has been received by the editor on 08/03/2024
How to cite: Plyasulya А.A. Survey of Livestock State Farms of Western Siberia at the and of 1931: Conclusions and Proposals // Historical Courier, 2024, No. 4 (36), pp. 204–220. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2024/ISTKURIER-2024-4-16.pdf]
Links: Issue 4 2024
Keywords: agrarian policy of the soviet state; state farm construction; livestock state farms; Commission of the Central Committee and the CСС of the All-Union Communist Party (of Bolsheviks); Western Siberia