he Ukrainian Famine was dreadful famine premeditated by the
Soviet Union, headed by Joseph Stalin during 1932-1933, as a
means to undermine the nationalistic pride of the Ukrainian
people. It served to control and further oppress the Ukrainian
people by denying them the basic vital essentials they needed to
survive. The Ukrainian Famine is also known as Holodomor,
meaning “death by hunger.” The Communist Regime sought to
eliminate any threat from Ukrainian nationalists, whom they
feared had the potential to form a rebellion and to seek
independence from the Soviet Union. More than 5,000 Ukrainian
intellectuals were arrested and later were either murdered or
deported to prison camps in Siberia. These individuals were
falsely accused of plotting an armed rebellion; however it was
very clear that Stalin’s intentions were to eliminate the
leaders of Ukrainian society, to leave the masses without any
guidance or direction. Stalin regarded the self-sufficient farms
of the Ukraine peasants, as a threat to his ideals