The Holodomor, a famine and genocide that killed millions in Ukraine between 1932-33, is of special importance to Manitoba due to the province’s large Ukrainian population. Continue reading
The imposed famine was orchestrated by the Joseph Stalin regime in 1932 and 1933. Ten million Ukrainians lost their lives. Continue reading
Students at Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School lit a candle of remembrance Monday morning in memory of the millions of lives lost. Continue reading
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress believes a brand of liquor it calls offensive is no longer available in Canada. Continue reading
Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian community came together in Regina to mark the 85th anniversary of Jospeh Stalin’s imposed famine, which claimed up to 10 million lives. Continue reading
A travelling exhibition called the Holdomor National Awareness Tour will make its way around Saskatchewan for three weeks. Continue reading
Members of Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition have apologized for comparing the NDP government’s carbon tax to a famine caused by Soviet government policies in Ukraine during the 1930s that killed millions of people. Continue reading
“Holodomor: Voices of Survivors” is a documentary produced and directed by Ariadna Ochrymovych, a Toronto-based filmmaker, that exposes Soviet Union propaganda secrets. Continue reading
The statue of a young peasant girl collecting a wheat sheaf is designed to reflect on the devastation of the famine and its impact on children. Continue reading
The famine was engineered by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in 1932-33, in an attempt to force peasants to join collective farms. It’s referred to as Holodomor – or death by hunger. Continue reading