Open AccessAn Analysis of the Main Causes of the Holodomor
Author(s) -
Yiwei Cheng
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0509
DOI - 10.29173/cons17208
Subject(s) - famine , ukrainian , blame , political science , development economics , political economy , sociology , law , economics , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
The 1932-33 Ukrainian Famine has always been a very controversial topic in Ukrainian history. Scholars generally blame Stalin and his rural collectivization policy. The lack of agricultural machinery, ineffective organization and the awkward relations between the village officials and local peasants all contributed to the famine. By using both Ukrainian and Western documents, this paper is devoted to the analyzing of the main causes of the famine.