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By E. Morgan Williams, Senior Advisor
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF)
Kyiv, Ukraine, November 28, 2003
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KYIV, Ukraine...An outstanding new book, "Famine 1932-1933 Years
in Ukraine, Reasons and Consequences," has been published about the
1932-1933 genocidal famine in Ukraine (holodomor) by the Institute of
History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The book is in Ukrainian and has 888 pages.
The new book was presented Thursday at the "Ukrainian Genocidal Famine
(Holodomor) 1932-1933 70th Anniversary Commemoration Art Exhibition
"To the Dead, and the Living and the Unborn," held at the Ukrainian House
in Kyiv, by one of the members of the books editorial council, noted
Ukrainian historian Stanislav Kulchytskiy.
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Kulchytskiy viewed the holodomor art exhibit along with Volodymyr
Lozitskyi, Director, Central State Archives of Public Organizations of
Ukraine; Roman Krutsyk, Chairman, Kyiv City Organization of the All
Ukrainian Memorial Society of Vasyl Stus; Bohdan Fedorak, Honorary
Counsul, Consulate of Ukraine in Michigan; Emily Urquhart and Roman
Zakaluzny, reporters for the Kyiv Post, Marian Braid, Vice Counsul,
Canadian Embassy in Ukraine and Ukrainian artist Yuri Shevtsov who has
the original artwork of two of his early 1990's holodomor posters
displayed in the exhibition.
According to information in the new book the history of the 1932-1933
famine is researched. The book states, "Its origin is being shown. The
mechanism of the creation of terror by the means of famine is being
analyzed. The destructive consequences of the famine for Ukrainian
ethnos and culture is being exposed."
"In the book is given the analysis of archival sources and history
(Ukrainian, eastern European, western European) and also scientific
and fiction literature and art on the famine of the 1930's.
"In the book is reflected the struggle for exposing the truth to
Ukrainians and the whole world about the famine and is told about
the measures on commemorating the victims of the disaster of that
time.
"In the book are unique photo documents of the 1929-1934 years
and modern drawings and prints.
"The book is meant for scientists, politicians, teachers, artists, experts
in history, and for all who are interested in the history of Ukraine."
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The editoral council for the book was headed by V. Smoliy. Other
members were I. Dziuba; S. Kulchytskiy; V. Litvyn; V. Marochko;
J. Mace; and R. Pyrih. The book is organized into eleven chapters
as follows:
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PREFACE, Page 5
CHAPTER I--Archive Sources and Documents About the Famine
of 1932-1933 in Ukraine; Page 9.
CHAPTER II--Peculiarities of Showing the Famine in History, Literature
and Art, Page 108.
CHAPTER III--The Ukrainian Village in the Period of the New
Economic Policy, Page 220.
CHAPTER IV--The Complete Collectivization of the Ukrainian
Village, Page 324.
CHAPTER V--Terror by the Means of Famine; Political, Economical
and Ethnical Aspects, Page 440.
CHAPTER VI--Demographical Catastrophe, Page 478
CHAPTER VII--The Surviving of the Village Population During the
Famine, Page 538.
CHAPTER VIII--State Bodies of Power During the Famine, Page 598.
CHAPTER IX--The Ukrainian Nation During the Years of the Famine,
Page 656.
CHAPTER X--Actions of Protest of the Public and Political Unions
of Ukrainian Emigration in the 1930's, Page 746.
CHAPTER XI--The Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine within the
International Context and Commemorating the Victims of the Famine
Page 796.
Historian Stanislav Kulchytskiy indicated the book has been a major
project this year for the Institute of History of Ukraine and he thinks
the book is a major addition to the historical research that has been
done in Ukraine about the genocidal famine since such research was
allowed beginning in the late 1980's.
The book is available at $80, postage and handling included. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the book
please contact us at artukraine@voliacable.com.
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