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Prodrazvyorstka (also Prodrazverstka) (prodovolstvennaya razvyorstka), translated as food apportionment, was a governmental program in Russia which obliged peasantry to surrender the surpluses of almost any kind of agricultural produce for a fixed price. The absolute limit of a given product for personal or household needs was pre-determined by the state. The term is commonly associated with war communism during the Russian Civil War when it was introduced by the Bolshevik government. However Bo… (More on Prodrazvyorstka)
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