noun
- wealthy peasants in pre-Soviet Russia who owned land and hired laborers; a class targeted during Soviet collectivization
Usage: historical; plural of kulak; often used in historical and political contexts
Examples
- The Soviet government viewed the kulaki as class enemies during the collectivization campaign.
- Many kulaki were forced to give up their land in the 1930s.
- Historians debate the exact definition and number of kulaki in early Soviet Russia.
- The kulaki represented a significant portion of the rural population before collectivization.