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The causes of the Holodomor, which was a famine in Soviet Ukraine during 1932 and 1933 that resulted in the death of around 3–5 million people, are the subject of scholarly and political debate, particularly surrounding the Holodomor genocide question.
The Great Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor), took from 7 million to 10 million innocent lives and became a national tragedy for the Ukrainian people. In this regard, we note activities in observance of the seventieth anniversary of this Famine, in particular organized by the Government of Ukraine .
Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 17 May 2010 near Memorial to the Holodomor Victims in Kyiv. Members of the international community have denounced the Soviet government for the events of the years 1932–1933; however, the classification of the Ukrainian famine as a genocide is a subject of debate.
Ukraine has been a constant target of foreign aggression, but nothing is more deeply seared in the Ukrainian memory than the forced famine. Its name combines the Ukrainian words for “hunger ...
The Ukrainian killer famine should be considered an act of genocide. There is enough evidence—if not overwhelming evidence—to indicate that Stalin and his lieutenants knew that the widespread famine in the USSR in 1932–33 hit Ukraine particularly hard, and that they were ready to see millions of Ukrainian peasants die as a result.
The International Commission of Inquiry Into the 1932–1933 Famine in Ukraine was set up in 1984 and was initiated by the World Congress of Free Ukrainians to study and investigate the 1932-1933 man-made famine that killed millions in Ukraine. [1] [2] [3] Members of Commission selected and invited by World Congress of Free Ukrainians. [4]
The war in Ukraine is not the first to contribute to famine. One of modern history's most noted examples also involved Russia and Ukraine How a Post-War Famine in Russia and Ukraine Shaped the ...
(in Russian and Ukrainian) Stanislav Kulchytsky's articles in Zerkalo Nedeli, Kyiv, Ukraine" "How many of us perish in Holodomor on 1933", November 23-November 29, 2002. Available online in Russian and in Ukrainian. "Reasons of the 1933 famine in Ukraine. Through the pages of one almost forgotten book" August 16–22, 2003.