Kalinovka was a peasant village; Khrushchev's teacher, Lydia Shevchenko, later stated that she had never seen a village as poor as Kalinovka had been.
Kalinovka era o așezare rurală; învățătoarea lui Hrușciov, Lidia Șevcenko, a afirmat ulterior că nu văzuse vreodată un sat atât de sărac cum era Kalinovka.