The most significant factor for the Russian government creating collective farms was C. The need for rapid economic modernization.
When Russia was part of the Soviet Union and ruled by Stalin, there was an emphasis on rapid economic modernization.
To this end, Stalin ordered that collective farms should be created to increase food production for factory workers who would produce more goods and services.
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