词汇 | kulak |
词源 | kulak. Millions of kulaks were exterminated by the Commu- nists in the years following the 1917 Russian Revolution be- cause these small farmers refused to collectivize their farms. These farmers had been named kulaks before the revolution from the Russian for “fist,” because they were said to be “tight- fisted,” cheap employers who took advantage of farm workers. |
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