"Not defecting."
That implies the Prisoner's Dilemma context. I don't see how large and complex socioeconomic systems (e.g. capitalism) are -- or can be reduced to -- a Prisoner's Dilemma.
It happened multiple times. The 1920 were the initial collectivization period, which led to a famine. The mid 1930's had the first semi-capitalistic change, allowing privately-held sections of farmland.
Nope. The 1920's were a kinda-retreat from communism because Russia was uncertain it could survive -- see NEP. The forced collectivization came afterwards, at the very end of 1920s.
I don't see any retreat from the collectivization in the mid-30s. In fact, mid-1930s is the time of the Stalin's regime going into the full-paranoia mode and tightening the screws.
In the 1950's, some of the privately-held sections were collectivized in a renewed collectivization effort
Links, please. There was "re-collectivization" on the territories temporarily lost to the Germans, but I don't think that's what we are talking about.
In the late 60's the privately held sections of farmland were expanded, and harvests increased again.
Again, links, please.
What makes you think there weren't?
And more links, please :-)
There are enough Russians on LW, what are their memories and opinions on "privately held sections of farmland" and being able to find a miller to mill your sack of grain..?
In fact, mid-1930s is the time of the Stalin's regime going into the full-paranoia mode and tightening the screws.
That's not inconsistent with implementing a semi-capitalistic approach, it fact one theory I've herd is that the point of "tightening the screws" was to arrest any party official, how was indiscreet enough to point out that the new policy wasn't exactly communist.
...There are enough Russians on LW, what are their memories and opinions on "privately held sections of farmland" and being able to find a miller to mill your sac
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