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By E. Morgan Williams, Senior Advisor
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF)
Washington, D.C., Friday, February 13, 2004
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KYIV.........A new book of personal stories by those who survived
the HOLODOMOR (famine terror, death by famine) in Ukraine in
1932-1933, compiled by Prof. Vasyl Sokil, was published by the
Lviv Ethnology Institute of the National Academy of Science of
Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine in December 2003. The hardback book is
in Ukrainian and has 231 pages.
The book contains three hundred eleven personal stories. All the
sources are authentic and the personal stories are published for the
first time.
The collection of stories is for the purpose of calling public attention to
the hunger disaster of 1932 and 1933 in Ukraine. The documents in this
book were recorded by Prof. Vasyl Sokil during 1995-2003 in thirteen
administrative regions of central, eastern, northern and southern Ukraine.
The events are presented in chronological and thematic order.
The book includes an introductory note and different scientific reference
materials. The book consists of interviews that are not edited, they are as
the people spoke with all the dialectic words.
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The book is in the Ukrainian language with summaries of the main themes
in English, German and French. The book also has four photographs of
famine monuments and six photographs of people who were interviewed.
CONTENTS
HOLODOMOR HAS CEASED TOLLING. Vasyl Sokil/5
CHAPTER 1: Collectivization/19
CHAPTER 2: Attacks, Robberies and Destruction/43
CHAPTER 3: Rescue, Survival of People/75
CHAPTER 4: Dying Out of People/135
INDEXES/188
1. Index by names of people who gave the information/188
2. Index by names of places where information was obtained/191
3. Index by location where events took place/193
4. Index by chronology of records/196
5. Index of main themes/197
6. Index of main themes/203 (English)
7. Index of main themes/210 (German)
8. Index of main themes/217 (French)
9. Alphabetical index/224
10. Glossary/229
EDITOR'S NOTE: Copies of Prof. Vasyl Sokil's
book, "UKRAINIANS ABOUT FAMINE 1932-1933" published in Ukrainian, are
available through the www.ArtUkraine.com Information Service
(ARTUIS) in Kyiv. If you are interested in obtaining information about
how to purchased this book please contact us at: morganw@patriot.net
or at ArtUkraine.com@starpower.net .
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