kulak

kulak Definition

ku·lak (ko̵̅o̅ läk′, ko̵̅o̅′läk′)

noun

a well-to-do peasant farmer in Russia who profited from the labor of poor peasants and opposed the Soviet collectivization of the land

Etymology: Russ, lit., fist, hence, tightwad < ?

kulak Usage Examples

Converse of object

liquidate: The policy of mechanically " liquidating the kulak " is now in effect discarded.

Modifies a noun

farm: We cannot and should not lend any support to the individual large kulak farms.
farming: Some people see the way out of this situation in a return to kulak farming, in the development and extension of kulak farming.
element: It was not enough to send the men only, because we must pluck up all the kulak elements by the roots.

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