Holodomor: The Man-Made Famine That Claimed Many Lives

Millions of Ukrainians were forced to starve to death

Hungry Ukrainians in search of food during the Holodomor. Photo source: Britannica.com

Ukraine was hit with severe famine from 1932–1933, which caused extreme starvation for a lot of people. The famine, which was believed to be man-made, was known as “Holodomor”, a combination of two Ukrainian words: “hunger” - holod and “extermination”- mor.