UDC

94(47+57)«19»:331.2+323.3(045)

Authors

Shubin Sergey Ivanovich, Institute of Social, Humanitarian and Political Sciences, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, Russia)

Abstract

The kolkhoz workday unit is known as “an entry in the account book” and is identified in public conscience with unpaid work in kolkhozes during almost its entire existence. However, the kolkhoz workday unit should be considered from a more objective point of view as a measure of labour and an instrument of its stimulation. The workday unit can be called a rescuer of Soviet kolkhozes. With workday unit being replaced by guaranteed salary, the level of collective motivation in labour results decreased significantly. Premature reforms in the village led to the crisis of agricultural economy.

Keywords

cooperation, collectivization, kolkhoz, workday unit, sovkhoz, wage levelling.

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