натуральными поставками

English translation: in-kind deliveries

16:16 Jan 17, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: натуральными поставками
Something like natural consequences? "Deliveries" and related words just doesn't make any sense.

Люди, деморализованные натуральными поставками, которые растут, как «драконовы зубы», режут напропалую коров и волов.
Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 09:38
English translation:in-kind deliveries
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Almash Dzhorobaeva
Kyrgyzstan
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3in-kind deliveries
Almash Dzhorobaeva
3food apportionment
Dmitry Kornyukhov
1 +1natural products toll
Alexandra Taggart
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
Dmitry Kornyukhov

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natural products toll


Explanation:
If you have 2 cows - 1,5 cow goes to the Red Army, the rest is yours.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
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in-kind deliveries


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Almash Dzhorobaeva
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 19:38
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food apportionment


Explanation:
Something like:
"People, demoralized by growing food apportionment..."
Or you can leave "Prodrazverstka", if you like...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2012-01-18 08:32:32 GMT)
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.. translated as food apportionment or surplus appropriation system, was a governmental program in Russia which obliged peasantry to surrender the surpluses ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodrazvyorstka

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Note added at 16 hrs (2012-01-18 08:35:38 GMT)
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The authority was forced to refuse food apportionment not only because of peasant revolution but also because of the aspiration to carry out a sowing campaign. ...
http://www.gramota.net/materials/3/2009/2/10.html

Soviet authorities introduced “prodrazvyorstka” – food apportionment, the state defined the volumes of products that peasants had to give to the state. By 1922 it ...
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/leaders/vladimi...

Dmitry Kornyukhov
Canada
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15 mins
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_communism

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Note added at 21 mins (2012-01-17 16:37:54 GMT)
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Check this one as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodrazvyorstka

Dmitry Kornyukhov
Canada
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