The term “Holodomor” is used to describe the artificial famine imposed on the Ukrainian population. Ukraine suffered three major famines, the first started in 1921 and the last ended in 1947 (#1). The Holodomor’s history began in 1929 with a huge influx of exiled successful farmers, religious, intellectual and cultural leaders, ultimately anyone that resisted the Soviet regime. This influx led to the famine that killed millions of innocent people (#2). Between 1932 and 1933 the Soviet government, under Joseph Stalin, increased production quotas to a point that could not be met, making starvation inevitable (#2). Ultimately, the Ukrainian Famine began because Stalin wanted to eliminate people who challenged his power.
Ukraine had begun to gain its independence from Russia in March of 1917. At the end of 1917, Vladimir Lenin, first leader of the Soviet Union, wanted to reunion all the areas under the Czars, especially Ukraine because of its fertile land (#3) Under Lenin, to make up for …show more content…
Many of the surviving peasants moved to cities to wok in factories. Education began to be offered to children, although only in Russian. Soon the Ukrainian culture was revived but with a Russian twist. Over the last 70 years or so years, the population of Ukraine nearly doubled.
After the famine there was a drastic decline in agriculture. There lacks a class of people the enjoy farming like the people did back before the famine. The number of livestock, as well as domesticated animals in Ukraine had also dropped dramatically. They have not been able to recover from the loss of these animals (#8). As with any horror, the psychology of survivors suffered. These people were traumatized. One survivor says “Anyone who endured total hunger over such a prolonged period of time, would remain traumatized for life and ever fearful that the authorities could pull it of again”
Ukraine had begun to gain its independence from Russia in March of 1917. At the end of 1917, Vladimir Lenin, first leader of the Soviet Union, wanted to reunion all the areas under the Czars, especially Ukraine because of its fertile land (#3) Under Lenin, to make up for …show more content…
Many of the surviving peasants moved to cities to wok in factories. Education began to be offered to children, although only in Russian. Soon the Ukrainian culture was revived but with a Russian twist. Over the last 70 years or so years, the population of Ukraine nearly doubled.
After the famine there was a drastic decline in agriculture. There lacks a class of people the enjoy farming like the people did back before the famine. The number of livestock, as well as domesticated animals in Ukraine had also dropped dramatically. They have not been able to recover from the loss of these animals (#8). As with any horror, the psychology of survivors suffered. These people were traumatized. One survivor says “Anyone who endured total hunger over such a prolonged period of time, would remain traumatized for life and ever fearful that the authorities could pull it of again”