The Holodomor was a famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 that killed millions of people. Its name comes from Ukrainian words meaning to kill by starvation. It followed the forced collectivization of agriculture under Joseph Stalin and the imposition of unrealistic grain procurement quotas, which left villages without food. Authorities blacklisted villages, restricted movement out of the countryside and denied the scale of the catastrophe. Historians agree that policy caused the famine, but they debate how far it was aimed specifically at Ukrainians. It has been recognized as a genocide by Ukraine and many other countries, and estimates of the death toll vary widely, from several million upward.
Before and after
- 18 October 1931Death of Thomas Edison
- 11 December 1931Founding of Commonwealth of Nations
- 1932Founding of Ligue 1
- 1932Construction of Phu Bai International Airport
- from 1932 to 1933Holodomor
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- 1932Publication of Brave New World
- 1932Construction of Orly Airport
- 1932Construction of Dong Hoi Airport
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