While the scheme eventually became a tremendous disaster for Soviet agriculture, it was initially successful.
He was accused of failing to make practical contributions to Soviet agriculture.
But what can be done to save Soviet agriculture?
Increasing incentives for individual farmers would solve just one of the many problems that dog Soviet agriculture.
In 1923-5, he worked on a five-year plan for the development of Soviet agriculture.
He once asked: "What were the four things wrong with Soviet agriculture?
He called for radical changes in Soviet agriculture, saying producers should be given much more independence.
Statistics may actually under-represent the total contribution of private plots to Soviet agriculture.
Here are two more from his current collection: * What are the four things wrong with Soviet agriculture?
By 1936, about 90% of Soviet agriculture had been collectivized.