Private property should be abolished. All land. . . should be handed over to the toiling people. Only those who cultivate the land can claim a right to it. . . . I believe that land means freedom. It is wrong to pay the landowners for the land. Background information: The following excerpt is from a resolution from the Samara peasant assembly in March 1917. How do the peasants in Samara want to resolve the land issue? a. They want the land taken away from the peasants and given to farmers. b. They want the land taken away from the wealthy landowners and given to peasants. c. They want the land in the hands of the government and distributed to the people. d. They want land sold to the highest bidder, regardless of social status.