Historical webinar “The Famine of 1946–1947 in Ukraine in the Context of Soviet Famine Policy”

On February 24, a historical webinar “The Famine of 1946–1947 in Ukraine in the Context of Soviet Famine Policy” was held, organized by “Tkuma” Institute together with the “Orion” Publishing House.

The speakers of the webinar were Ukrainian historians: Dr. Yehor Vradii, Dr. Igor Shchupak and Prof. Stanislav Kulchytskyi – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Acting Chief Researcher of the Department of History of Ukraine of the 20s–30s of the 20th Century of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the NAS of Ukraine, author of several thousand scientific and journalistic works, dozens of monographs and school textbooks on history.

The discussion focused on the following questions: what were the causes of the famine of 1946–1947 in Ukraine, how the Soviet government shaped the policy that led to mass famine in different periods of the 20th century, and how legitimate it is from the point of view of historical science to use the concept of “Holodomora of 1921–1923, 1932–1933, 1946–1947.” The speakers paid special attention to the contemporary context – in particular, to the question of why Russia’s current war against Ukraine can be considered a manifestation of genocidal policy.

The recording of the webinar broadcast can be viewed at the link.