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The Genocide of Ukraine was a time during 1932-1933 when the Soviets and Stalin started to take over Ukraine completely. Stalin, the leader of the Soviets, had a plan. He wanted to create a communist economy and he wanted to transform the Ukrainian nation into a "modern, proletarian, socialist nation." When he took over Ukraine, things started becoming tough for the people who lived there.

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When the Soviets and Stalin took over Ukraine. Stalin started his plan. There were new rules for the citizens to follow. People houses were raided. Soviets would take anything of value and anything edible from the citizens. Stalin put a pause on food distribution. Towns, villages, and farms were unable to receive food and people later on became starving. It became so bad later on that people started eating their own pets, even family members.

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Did any other countries step in and help?

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Did any other countries step in and help?

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Stalin tried his best to keep news about the starvation of the Ukrainian people hidden. It was silenced by the Soviets. People were forbidden to speak about it in public and couldn't write about it. Though some leaders of other countries visited Ukraine, and none seemed to notice the starvation, claiming that it was just a rumor and Ukrainians are well fed. Since Stalin did keep this news from the public, many other countries didn't know it was happening, therefor, nobody could help those starving in Ukraine.

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As you can see from the photo, starvation was so bad, they were so skinny that you could see the bones.

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Going back to when this all started and the plan that Stalin had for Ukraine, this all ended when his plans were achieved. Once they were achieved he finally allowed the food distribution to resume and that started allowing food to go to the villages, farms, and towns to feed those who desperately needed it. Later on other countries found out about the starvation and recognized this as a genocide.

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People would just be walking,looking for food, and they would die right there on the sidewalk from their starvation.

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People would travel to other towns in search of food. I'm guessing that these people in the photo were trying to go to other places to find food to feed themselves.

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The Genocide of Ukraine teaches us that supporting people who cause harm to others is going to make that person gain more power. With that power, the harm they cause to others is going to grow and get worse. You should never support someone who is causing harm to others. Fighting back is the way to go. If you fight back at that person, you can save thousands of lives and protect others. Yes, that may put you in some danger but its worth it since your going to be helping and saving people. Fighting back may even help spread the word of what that person is doing and that can give you more supports and people to help fight back. Another thing, sometimes keeping peace isn't the best option. If you let that person do whatever they want, they're going to grow stronger and hurt more innocent people. Back then, if other countries found out about the starvation in Ukraine, maybe 25% of their population wouldn't have perished. Those people may have lived if others fought back. Sometimes, fighting back will make things better.

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These are a few photos taken during the genocide.

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https://www.history.com/news/ukrainian-famine-stalin and
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor