EU: Stalin planned Ukrainian famine
Published: 23 October, 2008, 11:16
The European Union has recognised the Holodomor – the famine that hit Soviet Ukraine in 1932-1933 – as a crime against humanity and the Ukrainian people.
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rebuffed Ukraine’s efforts to have the famine of the 1930s recognised solely as a tragedy of the Ukrainian people. The body says the event was an international tragedy.
Mass deportations by Joseph Stalin have left an indelible mark on Soviet and post-Soviet history. The Karachay people from the Caucasus were among the victims of the tragedy and they're still living with the consequences.
Ceremonies are being held in Ukraine to remember the victims of Josef Stalin's collectivisation drive. Seventy-five years ago the resulting famine claimed 10 million lives in the country. Ukraine demands that the campaign be internationally recognised as
The Great Famine of the 1930s killed millions of people across the USSR. Its origins are still fiercely contested. But according to reports presented at a recent conference in Moscow, its main causes were a failure of ma
Published: 23 October, 2008, 11:16
The European Union has recognised the Holodomor – the famine that hit Soviet Ukraine in 1932-1933 – as a crime against humanity and the Ukrainian people.