Despite the infamous January 5 , 1930 decree , in which the deadline for the complete collectivization of Ukraine was set for the period from the end of 1931 to the spring of 1932 , Ukraine authorities decided to accelerate the completion of the campaign by autumn of 1930 . The high expectations of the plan were outperformed by local authorities even without the assistance of the 7500 “ Twenty-Five Thousanders who had reached some areas only by mid-February – by March 70.9 % of arable land and 62.8 % of peasant households were suddenly collectivized . The “ Dekulakization ” plan was also “ over-performed ” . Almost 200,000 households ( 3.8 % of total peasant households ) were affected by the requisition of property , land , and houses . Some of the peasants were arrested and deported “ to the north ” . Many arrested ' kulaks ' and " well-to-do " farmers resettled their families to the Urals and Central Asia , where they were often exploited in others sectors of the economy , such as timber cutting . The term ' kulak ' was ultimately applied to anybody resisting collectivization as many of the so-called ' kulaks ' were no more well-off than other peasants
Dekulakization
Dekulakization
Collectivization in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic