The Soviet Famine of 1932-1933: Three Approaches to Ukraine's Holodomor

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

The famine of 1932-1933, known in Ukrainian as the Holodomor, had many dimensions. The study of it can be approached from a variety of perspectives, each yielding different insights into its mechanics and consequences. This panel will examine aspects of the famine from historical, political, and demographic points of view to underscore the complexity of some of the issues that cloud a fuller understanding of exactly what happened and why.

Sub Unit

• History: Russian and Eurasian, since 1924

Chair

• Serge Cipko, U of Alberta (Canada)

Papers

• Coverage and Cover-up: Contemporaneous Canadian Press Accounts of Ukraine's Great Hunger - Jars Balan, U of Alberta (Canada)

• The Sudden Increase in Losses in Early 1933 in Some Regions of Ukraine and Russia: Implications for the Famine as 'Man-made Accidentally or Intentionally' - Oleh Wolowyna, UNC at Chapel Hill

• Nationalism, the National Question and the Famine of 1932-33 in Soviet Ukraine (Holodomor) - Bohdan Klid, U of Alberta (Canada)

Discussant

• Serge Cipko, U of Alberta (Canada)

Session Manager

• Ellen Bleier, U of Notre Dame