Sovkhoz

A sovkhoz (Russian: совхо́з, IPA: [sɐfˈxos] ⓘ, abbreviated from советское хозяйство, sovetskoye khozyaystvo; lit. 'state farm') 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" or "kolkhozniki" (колхозники), the workers of a sovkhoz were called "sovkhhozniks" or "sovkhozniki" (совхозники).

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