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Sovkhoz vs Kolkhoz - What's the difference?

sovkhoz | kolkhoz | see also |

As nouns the difference between sovkhoz and kolkhoz

is that sovkhoz is a large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union while kolkhoz is a farming collective in the former Soviet Union.

sovkhoz

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.
    • The average size of a sovkhoz was 15,300 hectares (153 km²), nearly three times the average kolkhoz (5,900 hectares or 59 km² in 1990.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sovkhoz")

    kolkhoz

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A farming collective in the former Soviet Union.

    • See also

    * sovkhoz