This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Renamed user ixgysjijel (talk | contribs) at 19:42, 9 February 2005 (insert "see also" header, rm famine from "see also" b/c it's already in the text body, moving around text links). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 19:42, 9 February 2005 by Renamed user ixgysjijel (talk | contribs) (insert "see also" header, rm famine from "see also" b/c it's already in the text body, moving around text links)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Holodomor (Ukrainian: Famine-genocide) is the 1932–33 famine in Ukraine, the lower Volga region, and northern Caucasus, in which four million or more persons died of starvation.
The term is used by those who consider that this was an artificial famine, a deliberate genocide committed as part of Josef Stalin's forced collectivization program under the Soviet Union.
The nature and causes of the famine is a controversial, politically-loaded topic, and subject to debate by historians. Many maintain that the famine was a natural consequence of Soviet forced collectivization and associated resistance, exacerbating an already poor harvest. Some even consider that the concept of the Holodomor is essentially fabricated, and exploited for political purposes.