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The document describes the famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine, where the Soviet government organized and intentionally worsened widespread hunger, resulting in millions of deaths in rural areas. The author's grandfather recalls how in their village, brigades forcibly took all grain and food, killing those who resisted, leading to the death of the author's father in prison and four of their eight children from starvation, until their mother also died after struggling to rescue the remaining children.
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- 1. Famine
- 3. Mass, intentionally worse hunger of 1932-1933 had been organized by soviet power. Its result was millions human losses in rural regions on the territory of Ukrainian SSR.
- 4. In spring of 1932 the real hunger blazed up in our village. Well- prepared brigades for deflation of grain acted there . They were called "tugs. Those brigades took away all products. They killed those who didnt want to give
- 10. My grand dad tells Family was consisted of ten members. 8 children were among them. During the time of famine 4 children died terribly. The cow, which had been left from collective farm, rescued the family. The secret became clear for tugs and they took father into prison, where he died. Mother had been rescuing children by remains of cow, grain, grass. Soon mother died too. 3 boys and 1 girl