Stalin’s Collectivization Killed Even More Ukrainians.

Stalin, who practiced collectivization as well, converted numerous small farms into big state plantations. However, as a result of the farmers' disinterest in working, his strategy quickly failed. The amount of food they receive from their farms decreases over time since the majority is transferred to Russia. A large number of Ukrainian peasants perished from starvation as a result of this scheme, and those that protested were summarily executed by the Soviet Secret Police.

The Red Army put an end to armed peasant uprisings against segregation and collectivization that began in Ukraine, the northern Caucasus, southern Russia, and central Asia and reached a climax in March 1930. Stalin's article in response to the uprisings emphasized that collectivization was voluntary and placed the blame for any excesses and bloodshed on local leaders. Despite their long-standing friendship, Bukharin expressed alarm about these tactics because he thought they represented a return to Lenin's failed "war communism" strategy. He ran out of support inside the party by the middle of 1928 and was powerless to stop the reforms. Stalin dismissed him from the Politburo in November 1929.

Stalin killed approximately 4 million Ukrainians with this policy alone. He made matters worse by putting talented farmers into jails and extermination camps.