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[[Image:Holodomor2.jpg|right|thumb|Genocide victims]]

[[Image:Holodomor2.jpg|right|thumb|Genocide victims]]

The word '''Holodomor''' (Ukrainian: Голодомор) is the name given to the [[genocide]] of the people of the [[Ukraine]] in 1932-1933 to bring about the implementation of [[Socialism]].  The name literally means "murder by hunger".  It is sometimes known as Ukraine's "forced famine" or called "Ukraine's Unknown Holocaust".  Holodomor was a man-made [[famine]] carried out by [[leftist]]s under [[Stalin]]  to intentionally destroy the nationalistic Ukrainian people who posed a threat to socialism.  The Soviets forcibly collectivized almost all of the Ukrainian farms in the "breadbasket of the world" and stole the peasants' food, thereby creating a devastating famine.   

The word '''Holodomor''' (Ukrainian: Голодомор) is the name given to the [[genocide]] of the people of the [[Ukraine]] in 1932–1933 to bring about the implementation of [[Socialism]].  The name literally means "murder by hunger".  It is sometimes known as Ukraine's "forced famine" or called "Ukraine's Unknown Holocaust".  Holodomor was a man-made [[famine]] carried out by [[leftist]]s under [[Stalin]]  to intentionally destroy the nationalistic Ukrainian people who posed a threat to socialism.  The Soviets forcibly collectivized almost all of the Ukrainian farms in the "breadbasket of the world" and stole the peasants' food, thereby creating a devastating famine.   

<ref>Rep. [[Henry Hyde]] said, "In an attempt to break the spirit of an independent-minded Ukrainian peasantry, and ultimately to secure [[collectivization]], Stalin ordered the expropriation of all foodstuffs in the hands of the rural population. The grain was shipped to other areas of the Soviet Union or sold on the international market. Peasants who refused to turn over grain to the state were deported or executed. Without food or grain, mass starvation ensued. This manmade famine was the consequence of [[economic planning|deliberate policies]] which aimed to destroy the political, cultural and human rights of the Ukrainian people." [http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/uscongr4.htm]</ref>

<ref>Rep. [[Henry Hyde]] said, "In an attempt to break the spirit of an independent-minded Ukrainian peasantry, and ultimately to secure [[collectivization]], Stalin ordered the expropriation of all foodstuffs in the hands of the rural population. The grain was shipped to other areas of the Soviet Union or sold on the international market. Peasants who refused to turn over grain to the state were deported or executed. Without food or grain, mass starvation ensued. This manmade famine was the consequence of [[economic planning|deliberate policies]] which aimed to destroy the political, cultural and human rights of the Ukrainian people." [http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/uscongr4.htm]</ref> Even though the man-made famine affected other areas, such as the Volga Basin and the Northern [[Caucasus]], the term ''Holodomor'' refers specifically to the genocide of the Ukrainians.

Even though the man-made famine affected other areas, such as the Volga Basin and the Northern [[Caucasus]], the term ''Holodomor'' refers specifically to the genocide of the Ukrainians.

== Causes ==

== Causes ==

[[Image:Collectingcorpses.jpg|right|thumb|Collecting Corpses]]

[[Image:Collectingcorpses.jpg|right|thumb|Collecting Corpses]]

In 1930 collectivization began of the farms of [[Ukraine]] as part of [[Stalin]]'s [[Five Year Plans]].  The Ukrainian peasants, who had a long tradition of private ownership of farmland, stubbornly resisted the [[Soviets]] efforts.  The man-made famine was caused in part due to this resistance, and in part to destroy the Ukrainian people.  The people were a danger to the [[Soviet Union]] due to their nationalistic aspirations, that is their desire for independence.<ref>''Голод На Україні 1932-1933''.  Selected articles.  Compiled by Nadia Karatnycky. Suchasnist, 1985.</ref> At the time of the famine 1932-34, Ukrainian intellectuals, writers, teachers, and political leaders were also harassed, persecuted, and executed.<ref>http://ukrainians.rutgers.edu/holodomor.htm</ref>

In 1930 collectivization began of the farms of [[Ukraine]] as part of [[Stalin]]'s [[Five Year Plans]].  The Ukrainian peasants, who had a long tradition of private ownership of farmland, stubbornly resisted the [[Soviets]] efforts.  The man-made famine was caused in part due to this resistance, and in part to destroy the Ukrainian people.  The people were a danger to the [[Soviet Union]] due to their nationalistic aspirations, that is their desire for independence.<ref>''Голод На Україні 1932-1933''.  Selected articles.  Compiled by Nadia Karatnycky. Suchasnist, 1985.</ref> At the time of the famine 1932–34, Ukrainian intellectuals, writers, teachers, and political leaders were also harassed, persecuted, and executed.<ref>http://ukrainians.rutgers.edu/holodomor.htm</ref>

==Results==

==Results==

==References==

==References==

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