# Canonical recap data for Soviet Union Collectivizes Agriculture (1928)
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slug: soviet-collectivization
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1928/soviet-collectivization"
title: Soviet Union Collectivizes Agriculture
subtitle: Stalin's forced collectivization campaign seized peasant lands and grain, triggering famine across Ukraine and Kazakhstan that killed millions and consolidated totalitarian control over the economy.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1928-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1928
decade: 1920
country:
name: Soviet Union
slug: soviet-union
summaryShort: The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was orga
summaryLong: The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, it was the flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.
heroImageUrl: "https://live.staticflickr.com/3790/10552378854_b79a957b62_b.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "\"Kollektivjordbruk i Sovjetunionen (1935)\" by Trondheim byarkiv is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/."
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union"
  title: Soviet Union
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dis
wikidataQid: Q15180
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628051218/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Soviet Union
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- regime_change
canonicalClasses:
- transformation
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: emergent
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
