Private Subsidiary Farming of Peasantry in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
The article deals with the changes taken place after the Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU in September 1953. Special attention was given to the increase in family income, creating favorable conditions for the development of private subsidiary farming (PSF). It is emphasized that in the history of Soviet peasantry in 1954–1958 the development PSF was encouraged. However, the government headed for untimely private property limitation which resulted in aggravation of economic situation.