A
kolkhoz (, , , Russian plural
kolkhozy, anglicized plural
kolkhozes) was a form of
collective farm in the
Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or
sovkhoz (plural
sovkhozy or
sovkhozes). These were the two components of the
socialized farm sector that began to emerge in Soviet agriculture after the
October Revolution of 1917, as an antithesis to individual or
family farming.