1n 1933 Stalin starved to death 4-7 million people in Ukraine.

This is something I have always known but it has only just occurred to me that this is something that should surely be being discussed on the media again in the current crisis. It makes Putin's attempt to take the are over again, even more obscene.

The causes of the famine were multiple, a crop failure in 1932, reduction of farm output during the collectivisation of agriculture. Deliberate policy by Stalin to bring the Ukrainians to heel. The whole complex story can be read here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor, with pictures here allthatsinteresting.com/holodomor-ukrainian-famine#1

The event is described as Holdomor and the loss of life is comparable with the Holocaust. In Ukraine today, to honour those who perished in the Holodomor, monuments have been dedicated and public events are held annually.

I think this terrible history should be being widely publicised right now so that we can understand why Ukraine is fighting so hard and what terrible things Russia has done to them in the past.