▁the ▁reaction aries ▁and ▁imperial ists ." ▁Chi ang ▁par lay ed ▁this ▁relationship ▁into ▁Soviet ▁aid ▁and ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁members ▁— ▁assets ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁form id able ▁and ▁partially ▁successful ▁effort ▁to ▁anni h il ate ▁the ▁C CP ▁in ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁mass acre ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁K rest intern ' s ▁activities ▁in ▁China ▁once ▁again ▁proved ▁in effect ive ▁for ▁adv ancing ▁Com intern ▁policy ▁interests . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁K rest intern ▁established ▁a ▁research ▁facility ▁in ▁Moscow ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁agr arian ▁problems ▁and ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁books ▁on ▁these ▁topics , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Agr arian ▁Institute . ▁This ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁Pe asant ▁International ▁actually ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁past ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁its ▁parent ▁organization , ▁publishing ▁books ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁forced ▁its ▁term ination . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁dissol ution ▁ ▁The ▁period ▁of ▁pro - pe asant ▁moder ation ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Econom ic ▁Policy ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁forced ▁requ is ition ing ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁Gra in ▁Cris is ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Ser ious ▁efforts ▁to ▁advance ▁a ▁un ited ▁front ▁with ▁the ▁pe asant ry ▁through