COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Laptev, A.M.
Date:
1930
Short Title:
КАРТА КОЛЛЕКТИВИЗАЦИИ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА (Map of Agricultural Collectivization)
Publisher:
GIZ (State Publishing House)
Publisher Location:
Moscow
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
20
Obj Width cm:
36
Note:
Translation: At the factory, they make sickles, paper, shoes. At the plant, they build tractors, steam engines, trams. Have you heard about the factories that produce bread? These are state farms. State farms use machines and cultivate the land with tractors. Workers operate these machines and tractors. State farms produce thousands of tons of grain annually. State farms are government grain factories. Collective farms are associations of peasant farms. Our country has 25 million peasant farms. They must be united into collectives. Before the Five-Year Plan, thousands of collective farms were organized in the USSR: But this is not enough. Our task is to collectivize all agriculture. On the map, you can see how many state farms and collective farms will grow in five years. The kulak oppresses those who work alone. The collective farm is not afraid of him. In the Five-Year Plan, we will defeat the kulak! Red circles - areas of complete collectivization. Black circles - areas of state farms. Explanation: The map shows the planned collectivization of agriculture across the Soviet Union as part of the Five-Year Plan. The collectivization process aimed to consolidate individual peasant farms into collective farms (kolkhozes) and establish state-run farms (sovkhozes) to increase agricultural productivity and grain production. Key points include: Red Circles: These indicate areas where complete collectivization will occur, transforming individual farms into collective farms. Black Circles: These indicate areas where state farms will be established. Economic Strategy: The text emphasizes the importance of mechanization and the use of tractors and other machinery to enhance agricultural efficiency. Political Goals: The plan aims to defeat the kulaks (wealthier peasants) who opposed collectivization and to unite all peasant farms into collective farms. Scale and Impact: The map illustrates the extensive reach of collectivization efforts, aiming to cover all agricultural regions in the USSR within the five-year period. The map and text serve as a propaganda tool to promote the benefits of collectivization, highlighting the anticipated increase in agricultural output and the consolidation of farms under state control. 6/5/2024
Country:
Russia
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
КАРТА КОЛЛЕКТИВИЗАЦИИ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА (Map of Agricultural Collectivization)
List No:
16064.005
Series No:
5
Publication Author:
Laptev, A.M.
Pub Date:
1930
Pub Title:
5 ПЯТИЛЕТКА (5 Five-Year Plan. Drawings and Layout by A. Laptev.)
Pub Note:
"A fine copy of this rare complex Constructivist panorama produced by A.M. Laptev, a gifted Soviet avant-garde graphic artist and graduate of VKhUTEMAS-VEKhUTEIN. Created to promote the vast industrial progress of Stalin's Five Year Plan through maps, charts, "Isotypes" and flaps that fold out to form an engaging visual essay on the then current economic state of the USSR. The panorama can be read in two directions: "The reader finds three maps: one for the electrification of the country, the second for the construction of factories, and the last for the collectivization of farms. Through these maps, young readers become familiar with a synchronic view of the Five-Year Plan ... Turning the book over and starting from the back cover, the reader is presented with targets for ten aspects of Soviet industry: electricity, factory construction, iron, coal, oil, the chemical industry, bread production, forestry, transportation, and culture. Laptev illustrates the situation before the implementation of the 1927-28 Five-Year Plan with both the text and pictures. The reader is invited to open the flaps on the pages to unfold the dramatic changes caused by implementation of the Five-Year Plan in each of these industries" (Duda, Adventures in the Soviet Imaginary, U. of Chicago exhibition 2011, No. 1)." (Ursus Books, 2024)
Pub List No:
16064.000
Pub Type:
Geography Book
Pub Height cm:
20
Pub Width cm:
18
Image No:
16064005.jp2
Authors:
Laptev, A.M.
