What was de-kalukisation (during Stalin's reign)? Websites are fine...?

Answer 1

The previous answerer is right.
But I would be very careful reading this Wikipedia article, since it lacks proven sources, and cites phony estimates by some Western historicians (who are not able to read Russian archives because of lack of knowledge!)

Answer 2

When I studied this stuff, the removal of the richer peasants from he land they occupied was considered to be an idealogical act.

In general terms, more prosperous farmers (they do not have to be land owners) produce more food from a given area of land than the less prosperous ones.

Collectivisation removed this talent from the pool available for food production.

It damaged the welfare of the greatest number of people.

Ideologies are all very well, but they don't sustain a starving population.

The sad part of this question is that subsequent regimes have failed to learn from an experiment the Russians would prefer not to repeat.

Land in Zimbabwe has been taken away from white farmers. It has not been put in the hands of their former workers, who knew from experience how to produce a profit from it.

Instead the land has been distributed among a largely urban population, who know nothing about food production. The former farm workers have been defined as enemies of the state and the bulk of the poulation in Zimbabwe starves.

Answer 3

Kulaks not kaluks. They were rich peasant farmers who owned a lot of land.
Stalin accused them of hoarding food when people were starving and confiscated their land turning it over to the collective farm and sending them to labour camps

Answer 4

I agree Wiki is not the best place to go for some information. Here is some information for you....
http://www.bu.edu/econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/Economics/Command_Econ/Agriculture/dekulakization_and_collectivizat.htm
http://history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111stalin.html

Answer 5

Wikipedia has an article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakisation that you may find useful.