Who were the kulaks and why did they resist stalins economic plan?

Kulaks were relatively affluent farmers in Russia who owned larger plots of land and employed laborers. They resisted Stalin's economic plan, particularly collectivization, because it threatened their livelihoods and property rights, as the government sought to consolidate individual farms into collective ones. The kulaks viewed this as an attack on their autonomy and economic security, leading to widespread resistance, including sabotage and refusal to cooperate with state policies. This resistance was met with harsh repression by the Soviet regime.