HOLODOMOR

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Context

• The Council of Europe voted to recognize Holodomor as a 'Genocide'.

What was the Holodomor?

• Holodomor is a Ukrainian term that means “death by starvation".
• Holodomor was a famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932-33.
• It was caused by the forced collectivization of farmers under Stalin.

Stand of countries

• Ukraine has regarded the famine as a deliberate act of genocide by Stalin since 2006.
• Russia still rejects this account and says it was a famine that devastated parts of the Soviet Union at that time.

Recent Development

• In 2022 Russia's invaded Ukraine. Since then, Ukraine has encouraged the international community to acknowledge the famine as a deliberate act.

Significance

• Restoring historical justice and paying tribute to Holodomor victims sends a strong message.
• The message is that justice is inevitable for all past and present Moscow's crimes.

PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Recently, Holodomor was in the news. What is it? 1.  A famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932-33. 2.  A series of protests and demonstrations in China in spring of 1989. 3.  Boko Haram militants attack a town with bombs and guns. 4.     ISIS massacres Kurdish people. Choose the correct code. A B C D Answer  Option 1. A