Formation and evolution of the agricultural commune “From darkness to light” in Ananiev district (1924–1926)

Abstract

The content of the article addresses the history of the appearance and evolution of the agricultural commune “From darkness to light” from Lipetskoe village, Ananiev district. In the first part of the article is reflected the activity of the “Rai” monastery, which served as the foundation for the formation of the labor collective. The second part of the study mirrors the way the new agricultural entity is organized. The chronological limits are set between 1924 (the establishment of the agricultural commune) and 1926 – a year that started with the first inspection inside the village. Analyzed in general terms, the agricultural commune “From darkness to light” was itself a utopian experiment promoted by the Soviet authorities on the left bank of the Dniester River in order to restore on new economic, political, social and ideological ways the rural community of the AMSSR.