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

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

The word '''Holodomor''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Голодомор) is the name given to the [[genocide]] of the [[Ukrainian]] people around the years 1932-1933.  The name literally means "death 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 [[Ukrainian]] people around the years 1932-1933.  The name literally means "death 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>

==Results==

==Results==

The total results of the famine were horrific. Up to 14.5 million people were starved to death.<ref name=Conquest>Robert Conquest ''The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine''. Oxford University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-19-505180-7.</ref>  In the years 1932-1933, between 7 and 10 million people were killed in [[Ukraine]] alone.<ref>[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\T\E\Terror.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine]</ref>  It is estimated that over 25,000 people died a day, 1000 an hour, and 17 a minute. Many of these victims were children.  The total number of deaths surpassed those of [[World War I]].<ref name=Conquest />  [[Cannibalism]] was reported across the country<ref>[http://www.ucca.org/famine/ Ukrainian Congress Committee of America]</ref>.

The total results of the famine were horrific. Up to 14.5 million people were starved to death.<ref name=Conquest>Robert Conquest ''The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine''. Oxford University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-19-505180-7.</ref>  In the years 1932-1933, between 7 and 10 million people were killed in [[Ukraine]] alone.<ref>[http://www.encyclopediaof-ukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\T\E\Terror.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine]</ref>  It is estimated that over 25,000 people died a day, 1000 an hour, and 17 a minute. Many of these victims were children.  The total number of deaths surpassed those of [[World War I]].<ref name=Conquest />  [[Cannibalism]] was reported across the country<ref>[http://www.ucca.org/famine/ Ukrainian Congress Committee of America]</ref>.

{{cquote|"Our neighbour killed his wife, dismembered her body and was seen to make soup of her"<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3229000.stm BBC News ''Ukraine marks great famine anniversary'']</ref>}}  

{{cquote|"Our neighbour killed his wife, dismembered her body and was seen to make soup of her"<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3229000.stm BBC News ''Ukraine marks great famine anniversary'']</ref>}}  

* [http://www.infoukes.com/history/famine/ Information and archive of links]

* [http://www.infoukes.com/history/famine/ Information and archive of links]

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3897393411603039499&q=famine ''Harvest of Despair'' Documentary Film]

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3897393411603039499&q=famine ''Harvest of Despair'' Documentary Film]

* [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=/pages/f/a/famine.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry ''"Famine"'']

* [http://www.encyclopediaof-ukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=/pages/f/a/famine.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry ''"Famine"'']

* [http://shevchenko.org/famine/index.htm Bibliography for Further Reading]

* [http://shevchenko.org/famine/index.htm Bibliography for Further Reading]

* [http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/uscongr4.htm Statement of US House of Representatives]

* [http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/uscongr4.htm Statement of US House of Representatives]