Sovkhoz

A sovkhoz was a form of state-owned farm or agricultural enterprise in the Soviet Union.

It is usually contrasted with kolkhoz, which is a collective-owned farm. Just as the members of a kolkhoz were called "kolkhozniks", the workers of a sovkhoz were called "sovkhhozniks".


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