It should be noted here that Ukraine never knew the semi- collective (collectivist) formula of the "obshchina" which were practiced in Russia under tke Czarist regime.That is why in Ukraine the collectivization provoked the fiercest resistance.

...''It also appears that it was in Ukraine that collectivization provoked the fiercest resistance. This could be explained by the objective resources which only Ukraine had at its disposal. However, it seems tkat more fundamentally the Ukrainians have always manifested great individuality, a fact which explains, in essence, their natural resistance to any form of collectivization. It should be noted here that Ukraine never knew the semi- collective (collectivist) formula of the "obshchina" which were practiced in Russia under tke Czarist regime.''