moratorium on poor paying rent to the ~~kulaks~~ middle class landlords, but no moratorium on the ~~kulaks~~ middle class landlords paying rent to the upper class banks Vladimir Lenin himself described Kulaks (almost wealthy peasant) as "bloodsuckers, vampires, plunderers of the people and profiteers, who fatten on famine," declaring revolution against them to liberate poor peasants, farm laborers, and proletariat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Hanging_Order "Comrades! The insurrection of five kulak districts should be pitilessly suppressed. The interests of the whole revolution require this because 'the last decisive battle' with the kulaks is now underway everywhere. An example must be made. Hang (absolutely hang, in full view of the people) no fewer than one hundred known kulaks, fatcats, bloodsuckers. Publish their names. Seize all grain from them. Designate hostages - in accordance with yesterday's telegram. Do it in such a fashion, that for hundreds of verst around the people see, tremble, know, shout: "the bloodsucking kulaks are being strangled and will be strangled". Telegraph receipt and implementation. Yours, Lenin. P.S. Use your toughest people for this."