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The '''Holodomor''' (]: ''Famine-genocide'') is the Ukrainian term for the ]–] ] in ]. This famine was part of the larger famine in the ], which also affected the lower ] region, and northern ], and in which several million persons died of ]; estimates vary. The '''Holodomor''' (]: ''Famine-genocide'') is the the ]–] ] in ]. This famine was part of the larger famine in the ], which also affected the lower ] region, and northern ], and in which several million persons died of ]; estimates vary.


The term is used by those who consider that this was an artificial famine, a deliberate ] committed as part of ]'s forced ]. The term is used by those who consider that this was an artificial famine, a deliberate ] committed as part of ]'s forced ].

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The Holodomor (Ukrainian: Famine-genocide) is the the 1932–33 famine in Ukraine. This famine was part of the larger famine in the Soviet Union, which also affected the lower Volga region, and northern Caucasus, and in which several million persons died of starvation; estimates vary.

The term is used by those who consider that this was an artificial famine, a deliberate genocide committed as part of Josef Stalin's forced collectivization program under the Soviet Union.

The nature and causes of the famine is a controversial, politically-loaded topic, and subject to debate by historians. Many maintain that the famine was a natural consequence of Soviet forced collectivization and associated resistance, exacerbating an already poor harvest. Others criticize Ukrainian communities as using the term Holodomor to appropriate the larger-scale tragedy of collectivization as their own national terror-famine, thus exploiting it for political purposes.

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