Serhii Plokhy

Holodomor is a massive famine in Ukraine between the years 1932 and 1934. And it happened as the result of forceful collectivization of the agriculture. And a tamp on the part of Stalin also really rolled Ukraine into the Soviet Union with basically no potential opposition from Ukraine, now national communists.

So two things came together in December of 1932, when in the same decree, Stalin and Molotov signed a decree on the requisition of the grain, which led eventually to the mass starvation, and on the banning of Ukrainian language publications and education in other countries.

So two things came together in December of 1932, when in the same decree, Stalin and Molotov signed a decree on the requisition of the grain, which led eventually to the mass starvation, and on the banning of Ukrainian language publications and education in other countries.

So two things came together in December of 1932, when in the same decree, Stalin and Molotov signed a decree on the requisition of the grain, which led eventually to the mass starvation, and on the banning of Ukrainian language publications and education in other countries.

republics outside of Ukraine and introducing limitations on the so-called Ukrainianization policies, so on the use of Ukrainian language in Ukraine itself. The numbers are debated. The numbers that most of the scholars work today are 4 million, but again, there are larger numbers as well that circulate. And the famine of 1932-1933 was not an exclusive Ukrainian phenomenon.

republics outside of Ukraine and introducing limitations on the so-called Ukrainianization policies, so on the use of Ukrainian language in Ukraine itself. The numbers are debated. The numbers that most of the scholars work today are 4 million, but again, there are larger numbers as well that circulate. And the famine of 1932-1933 was not an exclusive Ukrainian phenomenon.

republics outside of Ukraine and introducing limitations on the so-called Ukrainianization policies, so on the use of Ukrainian language in Ukraine itself. The numbers are debated. The numbers that most of the scholars work today are 4 million, but again, there are larger numbers as well that circulate. And the famine of 1932-1933 was not an exclusive Ukrainian phenomenon.

But most of Ukraine in the Soviet Union died in Ukraine. And Ukraine was the only place where the policy on collecting grain was coming together with the policy of the cleansing of the political leadership, sending people from Moscow to take over Ukraine. the leadership and attack on Ukrainian culture. So in terms of what I learn about human nature, it's more me learning about the ideologies

But most of Ukraine in the Soviet Union died in Ukraine. And Ukraine was the only place where the policy on collecting grain was coming together with the policy of the cleansing of the political leadership, sending people from Moscow to take over Ukraine. the leadership and attack on Ukrainian culture. So in terms of what I learn about human nature, it's more me learning about the ideologies

But most of Ukraine in the Soviet Union died in Ukraine. And Ukraine was the only place where the policy on collecting grain was coming together with the policy of the cleansing of the political leadership, sending people from Moscow to take over Ukraine. the leadership and attack on Ukrainian culture. So in terms of what I learn about human nature, it's more me learning about the ideologies

of the 20th century because it's not the only famine in the communist lands. The famine in China, which was, in terms of the numbers, much more devastating than that. It's in a different category and for a good reason, but you have Holocaust. What unites these things is the time. This is 20th century.

of the 20th century because it's not the only famine in the communist lands. The famine in China, which was, in terms of the numbers, much more devastating than that. It's in a different category and for a good reason, but you have Holocaust. What unites these things is the time. This is 20th century.

of the 20th century because it's not the only famine in the communist lands. The famine in China, which was, in terms of the numbers, much more devastating than that. It's in a different category and for a good reason, but you have Holocaust. What unites these things is the time. This is 20th century.

What unites them are the dominance in the societies that are doing that, really ideologies that not just devalued human life, but considered that actually the way forward is by destroying a large group of populations defined ethnically, religiously, socially, or otherwise. which tells about the time, but tells also about humanity, because for centuries before that, human life was valued.

What unites them are the dominance in the societies that are doing that, really ideologies that not just devalued human life, but considered that actually the way forward is by destroying a large group of populations defined ethnically, religiously, socially, or otherwise. which tells about the time, but tells also about humanity, because for centuries before that, human life was valued.

What unites them are the dominance in the societies that are doing that, really ideologies that not just devalued human life, but considered that actually the way forward is by destroying a large group of populations defined ethnically, religiously, socially, or otherwise. which tells about the time, but tells also about humanity, because for centuries before that, human life was valued.

There were enemies, but the idea was that human life can put, and you can At the end of the day, they can be slaves. You can use them for productive force. Countries in the 18th century with Southern Ukraine, they were looking for settlers, for people to bring and live on land.

There were enemies, but the idea was that human life can put, and you can At the end of the day, they can be slaves. You can use them for productive force. Countries in the 18th century with Southern Ukraine, they were looking for settlers, for people to bring and live on land.

There were enemies, but the idea was that human life can put, and you can At the end of the day, they can be slaves. You can use them for productive force. Countries in the 18th century with Southern Ukraine, they were looking for settlers, for people to bring and live on land.

You move into the 20th century, and there is mass destruction of the population in the name of ideologies, which basically are, by definition, destroy human lives. And that's what's really so shocking and striking because that's the break with, not just with issues of morale, not just with issues of humanity, with any common sense, what is happening.