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The 75th Anniversary of Stalin's Terror Famine and the Genocide-Mass Murder Distinction:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
Cathy Young, fellow Russian emigre, has a fascinating article on the 75th anniversary of Stalin's terror famine of the 1930s. Some 6 to 10 million peasants were deliberately starved to death by the Soviet government as part of its campaign to force the peasantry to accept the collectivization of agriculture. Unfortunately, as Young points out, proper commemoration and public understanding of this horrendous atrocity has been partially forestalled by an ongoing dispute between the Russia and Ukrainian governments. The Ukrainians claim that this case of mass murder amounts to ...
Dissecting Leftism — ... Remember the Holodomor : "This year marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most horrific chapters in the history of the Soviet Union: the great famine the Ukrainians call Holodomor, `murder by starvation.' This catastrophe, which killed an estimated 6 to 10 million people in 1932-33, was largely the product of deliberate Soviet policies. Inevitably, then, its history is fodder for acrimonious disputes. Ukraine - which, with Canada and a few other countries, observed Holodomor Remembrance Day on November 23 - seeks international recognition for a Ukrainian `genocide.' Russia ...
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of Stalin’s terror famine. And Walter Duranty’s betrayal. Some related though…
Instapundit —
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of Stalin’s terror famine. And Walter Duranty’s betrayal. Some related thoughts from Ilya Somin.
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