Definitions

1. noun

A peasant landowner, often considered to be wealthy, in Tsarist Russia.

“The Soviet government viewed the kulaks as exploitative and oppressive.”

2. noun

A person who accumulates wealth or power in an unjust or oppressive manner.

“The businessman was criticized for acting like a kulak and exploiting the workers.”

3. noun

A member of a wealthy peasant class in Russia during the period of serfdom.

“The kulaks were seen as a threat to the social order of the Russian Empire.”