Soviet and East European Agriculture

Soviet and East European Agriculture, edited by Jerzy F. Karcz, brings together leading scholars to examine the complexities, contradictions, and evolving policies of socialist farming systems during the mid-twentieth century. Originating from the 1965 Conference on Soviet Agricultural and Peasant Affairs, the volume highlights how agriculture—despite massive collectivization and centralized planning—remained both vital and problematic for the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies. E...