• Forester
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    26 days ago

    If you want to have fun with a Marxist, ask them to define a kulak. If you have access to a personal computing device, you are by definition a kulak. The average value of goods confiscated from kulaks during dekulakization was 170–400 rubles per household…

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      The average value of the goods which were confiscated from the kulaks during the policy of dekulakization (раскулачивание) at the beginning of the 1930s was only 170–400 rubles (US$90–210) per household.

      Assuming that’s not adjusted for inflation, that would be about ~4000$ today (using the high estimate of 210$). And 4000$ of farm equipment is a paltry amount.

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        25 days ago

        Sounds like kulac apologist propaganda to me /s

        In 1986 $200 USD is ~$590 in 2025 USD.

        Savings by Household Income Percentile in 2022

        Percentile Average Household Income Median Savings Less than 20th $19,126 to $900

        20–39.9 $42,870 to $2,550

        40–59.9 $71,218 to $7,400

        60–79.9 $116,922 to $15,760

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvest_of_Sorrow