The Corn Movement was initiated by Khrushchev, former First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers during the reform period. It is said that Khrushchev wants to learn from the United States and grow corn on a large scale. Khrushchev decided to plant corn all over the Soviet Union regardless of the geographical and climatic factors of the Soviet Union.
However, due to the poor geographical conditions (mainly temperature and light) in the Soviet Union, corn hardly bears "sticks", and the corruption of state organs, the corn movement finally failed by buying big "sticks" from abroad to fool Khrushchev.
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In the early post-war period, agriculture has always been a weak link in the development of Soviet national economy. Due to the long-term implementation of the "Stalin model" and the unilateral development of heavy industry, the agricultural development of the Soviet Union has been slow for a long time, the farmers' enthusiasm for production is not high, and the grain output is even lower than that of the Russian Empire.
From 65438 to 0949, Khrushchev learned from the traditional experience of Ukrainian farmers and adopted the "Fangshan Sowing Method", which enabled local farmers to plant 2 million hectares of corn at one time and achieved a bumper harvest. This made Khrushchev very excited, and he was deeply impressed by corn.
At the end of the same year, Khrushchev was transferred to the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and the First Secretary of Moscow. As soon as he took office, he planned to promote corn planting. In order to do this, he first did two experiments in his garden, both of which were successful.
From 65438 to 0953, he planted corn on the farm around his home, turning the "poorly managed" farm into "one of the most advanced and profitable farms in the country". These achievements made Khrushchev furious. He wanted to plant corn all over the Soviet Union.
Stalin died in March1953; In September, Khrushchev was appointed as the first secretary of the Soviet Central Committee. In the same month, Khrushchev formally proposed to plant corn on a large scale. In the future, Khrushchev advocated the promotion of corn planting whenever there was an opportunity.
In Khrushchev's view, the only way out of the Soviet Union's agricultural predicament is to develop animal husbandry, and "the production of animal husbandry products depends largely on whether there is enough food", and the magical effect of corn is undoubtedly a good medicine to solve this problem.
1959 In September, Khrushchev visited the United States at the invitation of American President Eisenhower. During the visit, he specially visited the Gaster Farm, which is famous for its corn planting, and witnessed the endless harvest of corn on the Great Plains of North America, which Khrushchev greatly appreciated.
The trip to the United States confirmed Khrushchev's desire to promote corn planting in the Soviet Union. In order to promote corn planting, Khrushchev often went deep into the grass roots and personally instilled "corn thought" into grass-roots agriculture.