Holodomor

The Holodomor, also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor... Wikipedia

  • Country:  Soviet Union
  • Location:  Central and eastern Ukraine, northern Kuban, Kazakhstan
  • Period:  1932–1933
  • Total deaths:  Around 3.5 to 5 million in Ukraine, see death toll, 62,000 or more in the Kuban, Over 300,000 Ukrainians in Kazakhstan dead or migrated
  • Observations:  Considered genocide by 26 countries and the European Parliament, Considered as a criminal act of Stalin's regime by 6 countries, Considered a tragedy or crime against humanity by 5 international organizations
  • Relief:  Foreign relief rejected by the state. 176,200 and 325,000 tons of grains provided by the state as food and seed aids between February and July 1933.
  • Impact on demographics:  10% of Ukraine's population perished, Kuban Ukrainian population declined from 915,000 to 150,000 between 1926 and 1939 from various causes, Over 35% of Ukrainians in Kazakhstan lost in the famine
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo