ku·lak (k -l k , klk , -läk)n. A prosperous landed peasant in czarist Russia, characterized by the Communists during the October Revolution as an exploiter. [Russian, fist, kulak, probably of Turkic origin.] |
kulak [ˈkuːlæk]
n
(Historical Terms) (in Russia after 1906) a member of the class of peasants who became proprietors of their own farms. After the October Revolution the kulaks opposed collectivization of land, but in 1929 Stalin initiated their liquidation
[from Russian: fist, hence, tightfisted person; related to Turkish kol arm]
ku•lak (kʊˈlɑk, -ˈlæk; ˈku lɑk, -læk)
n.
a comparatively wealthy Soviet peasant who, during the Communist drive to collectivize agriculture in 1929–33, was viewed as an oppressor and class enemy.
[1875–80; < Russian kulák (orig.) a miserly person, literally, fist]
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