{"id":448478,"date":"2020-07-10T19:14:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=448478"},"modified":"2020-07-10T19:24:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:24:07","slug":"pobeda-the-last-moldovan-kolkhoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/pobeda-the-last-moldovan-kolkhoz\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pobeda&#8221; &#8211; the last Moldovan kolkhoz"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><strong>Copceac<\/strong> is a village situated near the Ukrainian border, being separated from the main territory of the Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of Gagauzia. Locals proudly claim that their dialect is similar to the old <strong>Gagauz language<\/strong> and sounds more like orthodox version of Turkish. This could be caused by the enclaved position of the village: from one side, there is a national border with no crossing points and a Bulgarian settlement from another side.<\/p>\n<p>That is not the only thing that was preserved through time in this village though. The village of Copceac <span style=\"color: #993300\">has on its territory the last kolkhoz in Moldova and one of the few remaining from the entire region of Eastern Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448496\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448496\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448496\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team prepare themselves for spraying the grape gardens of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_448493\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448493\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team being transported to the grape gardens of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kolkhoz &#8220;<em>Pobeda<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> (tr. as &#8220;Victory&#8221;) was founded in 1947. In its best times, workers of the collective farm were growing different crops, such as sunflower, corn, grapes, tobacco, plums, peaches, as well as were raising livestock. However, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a lot of things have changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448534 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-400x304.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448535 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-400x310.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448536 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448538 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-400x306.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448537\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448537\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-400x290.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archived photos from Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; stored at Copceac public library. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Workers and land sections&#8217; holders, who were used to the way things worked before, decided to continue the same way. Later on, the failed state program of land privatisation implemented during 90&#8217;s only confirmed that the decision to continue as during the Soviet period was the right one.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the workers of &#8220;<em>Pobeda<\/em>&#8221; cannot enjoy their victory at the moment, being quite sober about the situation at the farm. During the most productive Soviet times, there were around 4000 people working, while today this number shrunk to around 300. In Soviet times, one had few options to do something else. Nowadays, villagers choose mainly to leave the country for seasonal work. Others work in construction business to serve those who come back with savings to build a new house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448500\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team tie up young trees at the grape garden of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448514\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448514\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A boy from Copceac village bought bread from the Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; bakery. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448511\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dmitry Dragan, chief of the tractor team &#8220;brigada Nr1&#8221;, discussing how to manage second harvest of the year after heavy rains. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448507\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harvester operator prepares equipment for the second crops field harvest of the year. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As some workers of the farm recalled, they were proud that it was doing well when other collective farms were broke. Meanwhile, thanks to the grants from the EU and subsidies from the state things got better.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, after the new legislation on the forms of property was adopted, <span style=\"color: #993300\">Kolkhoz stopped to exist as legal entity,<\/span> but still received state subsidies until 2009. For the last 11 years, there are no subsidies anymore, in contrast to other agricultural entities. When the management learned that no changes can be made to the law, they started to work on adjustment of farm&#8217;s status according to the legal framework.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a local bakery in Copceac. It was opened in 2006, being located right next to the kolkhoz mill. People who hold a land section in the kolkhoz have the right to leave their wheat harvest at the bakery and instead they receive <strong>coupons<\/strong>. Afterwards, they can exchange their coupons to freshly baked bread or flour.<\/p>\n<p>The bakery produces 1500-2000 loaves a day. Five people per shift work at the bakery, two at the mill.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448516\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the mill of Copceac village. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448513\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448513\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mill and bakery of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; in centre of Copceac village. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448520\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the bakery prepare dough for the new round of bread to be baked and distributed. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Giving the circumstances of Moldovan unstable politics, people are still pessimistic about the future of the country and continue to live in the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>This article was made with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>This text is a translation. The original article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reportaje.moldova.org\/la-colhoz-2020\/?fbclid=IwAR3jJcsYq1FV1mdqFwzPeD-s_gDegUfpB42BBgd2NrjXtDCfs-6oN9Ux2P8\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos:\u00a0Ramin Mazur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Copceac is a village situated near the Ukrainian border, being separated from the main territory of the Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of Gagauzia. Locals proudly claim that their dialect is similar to the old Gagauz language and sounds more like orthodox version of Turkish. This could be caused by the enclaved position of the village: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":448499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,56],"tags":[669,787,790,786,35,788,27,789,145],"class_list":["post-448478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","category-reportaje","tag-agriculture","tag-collective","tag-copceac","tag-farm","tag-important","tag-kolkhoz","tag-moldova","tag-past","tag-soviet-union"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><strong>Copceac<\/strong> is a village situated near the Ukrainian border, being separated from the main territory of the Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of Gagauzia. Locals proudly claim that their dialect is similar to the old <strong>Gagauz language<\/strong> and sounds more like orthodox version of Turkish. This could be caused by the enclaved position of the village: from one side, there is a national border with no crossing points and a Bulgarian settlement from another side.<\/p>\n<p>That is not the only thing that was preserved through time in this village though. The village of Copceac <span style=\"color: #993300\">has on its territory the last kolkhoz in Moldova and one of the few remaining from the entire region of Eastern Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448496\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448496\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448496\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-18-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team prepare themselves for spraying the grape gardens of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_448493\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448493\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-15-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team being transported to the grape gardens of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kolkhoz &#8220;<em>Pobeda<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> (tr. as &#8220;Victory&#8221;) was founded in 1947. In its best times, workers of the collective farm were growing different crops, such as sunflower, corn, grapes, tobacco, plums, peaches, as well as were raising livestock. However, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a lot of things have changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448534 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1652-400x304.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448535 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1653-400x310.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448536 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1655-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448538 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1657-400x306.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448537\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448537\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/arhiva-raminmazur-1671-400x290.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archived photos from Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; stored at Copceac public library. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Workers and land sections&#8217; holders, who were used to the way things worked before, decided to continue the same way. Later on, the failed state program of land privatisation implemented during 90&#8217;s only confirmed that the decision to continue as during the Soviet period was the right one.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the workers of &#8220;<em>Pobeda<\/em>&#8221; cannot enjoy their victory at the moment, being quite sober about the situation at the farm. During the most productive Soviet times, there were around 4000 people working, while today this number shrunk to around 300. In Soviet times, one had few options to do something else. Nowadays, villagers choose mainly to leave the country for seasonal work. Others work in construction business to serve those who come back with savings to build a new house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448500\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-22-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the viticulture team tie up young trees at the grape garden of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221;. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448514\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448514\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-36-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A boy from Copceac village bought bread from the Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; bakery. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448511\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-33-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dmitry Dragan, chief of the tractor team &#8220;brigada Nr1&#8221;, discussing how to manage second harvest of the year after heavy rains. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448507\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-29-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harvester operator prepares equipment for the second crops field harvest of the year. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As some workers of the farm recalled, they were proud that it was doing well when other collective farms were broke. Meanwhile, thanks to the grants from the EU and subsidies from the state things got better.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, after the new legislation on the forms of property was adopted, <span style=\"color: #993300\">Kolkhoz stopped to exist as legal entity,<\/span> but still received state subsidies until 2009. For the last 11 years, there are no subsidies anymore, in contrast to other agricultural entities. When the management learned that no changes can be made to the law, they started to work on adjustment of farm&#8217;s status according to the legal framework.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a local bakery in Copceac. It was opened in 2006, being located right next to the kolkhoz mill. People who hold a land section in the kolkhoz have the right to leave their wheat harvest at the bakery and instead they receive <strong>coupons<\/strong>. Afterwards, they can exchange their coupons to freshly baked bread or flour.<\/p>\n<p>The bakery produces 1500-2000 loaves a day. Five people per shift work at the bakery, two at the mill.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448516\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-38-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the mill of Copceac village. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448513\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448513\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-35-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mill and bakery of Kolkhoz &#8220;Pobeda&#8221; in centre of Copceac village. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_448520\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/raminmazur-42-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the bakery prepare dough for the new round of bread to be baked and distributed. Copceac, Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Giving the circumstances of Moldovan unstable politics, people are still pessimistic about the future of the country and continue to live in the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>This article was made with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>This text is a translation. 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