Collectivization of agriculture in Kazakhstan: purpose, course, consequences

In thearticle the goals, progress and consequences of the collectivization of agriculture in Kazakhstancom-prehensively were examined. The policy of collectivization of agriculture of the Soviet Union was carried out in Kazakhstan in the 1920s‒1930s, and the article analyzes that it was aimed at radically changing the agrari-an structure of the country. It wasshown that the main purpose of collectivization was the destruction of pri-vate farms, the organization of production on a collective basis and the subordination of agricultural resources to state control. The article analyzes the progress of collectivization, including the forced seizure of livestock and property, the unification of the population into collective farms, as well as measures to force rural resi-dents to implement state plans. In addition, the deep socio-economic and demographic consequences of col-lectivization for Kazakh society wererevealed, including mass famine and population migration in the 1930s, as well as the destruction of the traditional economic system of the Kazakh people. The article aims to under-stand the place and importance of the policy of collectivization of agriculture in the history of the Kazakh people, as well as to identify socio-economic and cultural changes caused by the consequences of collectivi-zation. The results of the study show that the policy of collectivization had a profound impact on agriculture and the life of the population, and its historical significance is still being studied