“Life has become better; life has become more fun” (166). This is the chant that Stalin forced his people under his rule to proclaim…including the Ukrainians during the period of 1932-1933. During this time, the question of whether or not a mass starvation of an entire country of people would be considered as a true case of genocide? This has been the debate for the last half-century between the Communist Party in the Soviet Union and the Ukrainians.“The authorities of the period denied that a famine was taking place at the time, sought to discredit reports on the factual situation, insofar as possible prevented the starving people from traveling to areas where food was available, and refused all offers of aid to the starving” (157). However
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In January of 1990 that the Communist Party of Ukraine admitted that the Ukrainian Famine had indeed occurred and therefore brought about the death of 20-25% of the general Ukrainian village population. The country of the Soviet Union (now Russia) ultimately realized that over the time period of two years, “Millions died either from starvation—or, more commonly, from diseases that in such a weakened condition the body can no longer fed off” (166). They also realized that despite the death rates only proclaiming about 20-25% of the country, that anywhere from 5-7 million people made up those whom perished from the Ukrainian Famine. The Communist Party ultimately professed this by proclaiming that: “For those who profess humane values, the willingness to countenance the death of millions for their goals ceases to have anything in common with political progress: it is simply mass murder on an unspeakable scale” (168). By this realization the famine is no longer denied and is accepted as a genocide that indeed occurred. It is by this means that the Ukraine’s have been able to move on from the genocide, but will never forget the actions enforced by the Russians. If it had not been for the genocide, the society of the Ukraine would not be morally, independently, and socially where it is
In January of 1990 that the Communist Party of Ukraine admitted that the Ukrainian Famine had indeed occurred and therefore brought about the death of 20-25% of the general Ukrainian village population. The country of the Soviet Union (now Russia) ultimately realized that over the time period of two years, “Millions died either from starvation—or, more commonly, from diseases that in such a weakened condition the body can no longer fed off” (166). They also realized that despite the death rates only proclaiming about 20-25% of the country, that anywhere from 5-7 million people made up those whom perished from the Ukrainian Famine. The Communist Party ultimately professed this by proclaiming that: “For those who profess humane values, the willingness to countenance the death of millions for their goals ceases to have anything in common with political progress: it is simply mass murder on an unspeakable scale” (168). By this realization the famine is no longer denied and is accepted as a genocide that indeed occurred. It is by this means that the Ukraine’s have been able to move on from the genocide, but will never forget the actions enforced by the Russians. If it had not been for the genocide, the society of the Ukraine would not be morally, independently, and socially where it is