I was under the impression that the reason for Kulaks being treated poorly was that they destroyed ~14 million tons of grain and slaughtered thousands of head of livestock instead of turning it over. If they only got a few hundred rubles, that means they did in fact destroy their food stores.
I guess the closest modern allegory would be slumlords (the wealthiest) and air-bnb renters (the average). Neither of those groups are incredibly wealthy and the later usually sells their labor as well as renting.
I was under the impression that the reason for Kulaks being treated poorly was that they destroyed ~14 million tons of grain and slaughtered thousands of head of livestock instead of turning it over. If they only got a few hundred rubles, that means they did in fact destroy their food stores.
A good article from the Soviet Encyclopedia.
I guess the closest modern allegory would be slumlords (the wealthiest) and air-bnb renters (the average). Neither of those groups are incredibly wealthy and the later usually sells their labor as well as renting.