The Soviet Union and Indigenization

The communist party had also instituted a system of war communism, which involved nationalizing industries and forcibly requisitioning surplus grain. This affected the soviet union as a whole, but it was particularly disruptive in ukraine, where about 80 % of the population were farmers. Growing grain was a central part of the ukranian economy and identity. Under war communism, ukraine was no longer able to sell its surplus grain, and as a consequence, its economy collapsed. Linnen introduced a new economic policy in 19 one that addressed some of this,. But there was still a lot of anti soviet and anti communist sentiment. One step that was taken to try to