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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.  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 [[Stalin]] and the [[Soviet]]s to intentionally destroy the nationalistic Ukrainian people who posed a threat to the Soviet Union.  The Soviets forcibly collectivized almost all of the Ukrainian farms in the "breadbasket of the world" and stole the peasant’s 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.  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 [[Stalin]] and the [[Soviet]]s to intentionally destroy the nationalistic Ukrainian people who posed a threat to the Soviet Union.  The Soviets forcibly collectivized almost all of the Ukrainian farms in the "breadbasket of the world" and stole the peasant’s 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 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 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.