Editing Soviet Union (section)

==== Famines ====
Famines had been a regular thing until collectivization. Peasant famines would happen every drought. Poor workers were also on the brink of starvation.

Russia and Ukraine saw famines in 1901-1902, 1906-1908,<ref>http://www.domarchive.ru/history/part-1-empire/61</ref> 1918-1920 (the Civil War), 1920-1921, 1924, and 1928.<ref name=":2" /> All had environmental causes.

Ultimately, collectivization allowed grain to be stockpiled. This meant drought would not cause famine.

After collectivization, drought struck again in 1936, 1939, 1946, 1948, and 1984. Besides 1946, none of these were famines.<ref>Golubev, Genady; Nikolai Dronin (February 2004). "Geography of Droughts and Food Problems in Russia (1900–2000), Report No. A 0401" (PDF). Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel. http://www2.cesr.de/component/easyfolderlistingpro/?view=download&format=raw&data=eNpFT20OwiAMvUsv4KbJ1HoYgqPbMIwSytwS492FfcRf0Nf3VY11jR_BBqFjZyjCQ_CGYHj2jrUpY2bAJBQ3gqwQQnWs-okk_cVXBKVWbLcqUq9HKmOFUJ5mQ222t1htokgu6DSU9R3hFFwiv6hNspt01tFhcs5sE3nqhyRKe6M6ZqOsV3ESsbpQLgi0pP0XTLcXoyXYSHKk1rmOTkm3w0g-s58rmtNDpLeleTsol-2Ze5ezvz-OIGHM</ref>

1946 was the last famine in the USSR, after the Nazis had depleted Soviet grain stockpiles for 4 years. (The USA expected the USSR to starve during the war, but it lasted until after.)

1991 was the last famine in Russia (post USSR). It was due to capitalism taking over.