What would happen to the farmers that refused to cooperate with Stalin's collectivization policies?

Farmers who refused to cooperate with Stalin's collectivization policies in the Soviet Union faced severe consequences. Refusal to comply with collectivization, which aimed to consolidate individual farms into collective farms under state control was seen as a threat to the Soviet government's plans for agricultural modernization and the elimination of private landownership.

Those who resisted collectivization often faced various punitive measures:

1. Expropriation of Land: Land and property belonging to non-compliant farmers were confiscated by the state, leaving them without means of livelihood.
2. Persecution and Imprisonment: Farmers who resisted collectivization were often labeled as "kulaks" (wealthy peasants) and were subject to persecution, arrests and imprisonment. Many were sent to labor camps or executed as enemies of the state.
3. Forced Deportation: Some non-compliant farmers and their families were forcibly relocated to remote areas or labor camps as a means of punishment and to eliminate resistance.
4. Famine: In some cases, non-compliance led to deliberate actions by the Soviet government to create famines in resistant regions. The Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, resulted in the deaths of millions due to deliberate policies that restricted food access in areas resisting collectivization.

The collectivization policies were enforced through propaganda, coercion and brutal measures to ensure compliance. The resistance of farmers to collectivization was considered a threat to the Soviet state's control over agriculture and its broader economic and political goals, leading to severe consequences for those who refused to cooperate.