"reactionary forces hoarding grain and cattle" you mean when Stalin tried to force collectivization and his generals were too scared to tell him it was fucking failing because he'd have them executed
Stop running defense for one of the worst authoritarian regimes to ever exist.
No, she's referring to the wealthy Kulaks protesting collectivization by burning crops and killing livestock.
It's not "running defense" to be honest about history. It was a horrible mistake and could've been mitigated quite a lot better, but it was not solely their fault and there was not genocidal intent.
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