Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933

Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation - USA, Inc . Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 It is one of the least known tragedies of the 20th century... At the height of the Genocide Ukrainians were dying at a rate of 25,000 per day. Nearly 1 in 4 rural Ukrainians perished as a direct result. The Soviet Union dumped 1.7 million tons of grain on Western markets during the Genocide - nearly a fifth of a ton of grain was exportedfor each person who died of starvation. Over 3,000,000 children born between 1932-1933 died of hunger. The US Congress 1988 Commission on the Ukraine Famine concluded: "Joseph Stalin and those around him committed genocide against Ukrainians in 1932-1933" . There were over 10,000,000 victims of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 [bmissionstatement.html] Online Teacher's Guide for Teaching the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 A free online resource for teachers! Curriculum guide includes suggested student activities. To receive periodic e-mails from UGFF regarding Ukrainian Genocide legislation, UGFF events and additions to our website please enter your name and e-mail below: (TAB to next field) Designed and maintained by UGFF-USA, Inc. 2006 Katya Mischenko-Mycyk webmaster CLICK HERE to become a member of UGFF or to make a donation to support Ukrainian Genocide Education November 28, 2006 (AP) -- Ukraine's parliament today overwhelmingly adopted a bill recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as genocide against the Ukrainian people. An estimated 10 million Ukrainians starved to death in 1932-33 after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin seized the country's cattle and crop in a forced farm collectivization campaign. The acting director of Ukraine's National Memory Institute, Ihor Yukhnovsky, told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that he welcomed the parliament's decision. "The fact is that the famine did take place and great numbers of people were destroyed by their isolation from the external world," he said. "Not honoring the memory of those innocently killed would be a crime against our own people." The vote is a victory for Ukraine's pro-Western president Viktor Yushchenko, who put forward the bill. Moscow had strongly opposed the initiative. Yushchenko's first deputy chief of staff, Ivan Vasyunyk, said the president welcomed the draft's adoption as "historic." more... NOVEMBER 28, 2006: UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES THE GREAT FAMINE 0F-1932-1933 (HOLODOMOR) AS AN ACT OF GENOCIDE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE NEWS ARTICLES