The period of the agrarian revolution refers to the period from 1927 to 1937. During this period, the peasant masses in the revolutionary base areas, under the guidance of the Communists, launched a tremendous peasant revolutionary movement. The goal of this movement was to achieve the redistribution of land, eliminate feudal exploitation and debt, and meet the basic needs of the vast number of peasants for land.
After the April 12 Incident, the Communists took the lead in launching an armed uprising in Nanchang, which opened the prelude to armed resistance to the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang. On August 7, 1927, the Communists convened an emergency meeting in Hankow, which formalized the general policy of "agrarian revolution and armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries." After that, the Communists extensively mobilized the masses in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, and other regions, staged armed uprisings, established workers' and peasants' armed forces, and embarked on the road of armed seizure of power.
At the 27th Conference of 1930, the urgency of the agrarian revolution was emphasized, and the equal division of land was proposed as the most important task at present. The instructors pointed out that two key steps need to be completed to achieve the goal of equal division of land: one is "dividing", that is, clearly demarcating land, and the other is "fast", that is, quickly completing the redistribution of land. The right-leaning mistake that had occurred at that time for the delay in the distribution of land was criticized.
From the end of 1930 onwards, the agrarian revolution was carried out in all revolutionary base areas. Compared with the past, the objectives and specific implementation methods of land confiscation and distribution are clearer, and the long-standing problem of land ownership has been effectively addressed. With the passage of time, the base areas have constantly summed up their experiences and gradually formed a complete line of agrarian revolution. The route was intended to give the kulaks an economic outlet and at the same time provide a livelihood for the landlords.
The period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War was a key stage in the history of the Party, which experienced two major historical turning points: from the defeat of the Great Revolution to the rise of the Agrarian Revolution, and from the failure of the Red Army's fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign to the rise of the War of Resistance Against Japan. During this period, there were more than 100 armed uprisings led by the Communist Party, involving 14 provinces and more than 140 counties, forming a powerful counterattack to the ** policy of the Kuomintang reactionaries.
This peasant revolutionary movement not only fulfilled the peasants' basic demand for land, but also promoted the recovery and development of the rural economy. Through the redistribution of land and the elimination of feudal exploitation and debt, the peasants' enthusiasm for production was greatly enhanced. In addition, the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War was also an important stage in the development of the Communist Party. During this period, the Communist Party gradually moved from the cities to the countryside and went deep into the masses of the people to carry out struggles. Through its close ties with the peasant masses and its arduous struggle, the Communist Party gradually grew stronger and developed into a contingent with a broad mass base and strong combat effectiveness.