Press coverage of the consequences of famine in Kazakhstan and Ukraine: com- parative analysis

Abstract

One of the most tragic events in history was the artificial famine of 1929-1933 among the countries of the Soviet Union. As a result of the decision of the Communist Party to resettle Kazakhs and forced collectivization, the country suffered from hunger and mass exhaustion. People, deprived of their property, food and water, experienced terrible events. The people of Ukraine did not escape such a fate either. The two countries that gained independence at the same time reveal the secrets and truths of those dark years. In 2006, the Ukrainian parliament declared the 1929-1933 famine «genocide», calling it a deliberate assassination attempt on the people. Scientists are looking for evidence of historical justice and damage to the people and property of the country. Kazakhstani historians and researchers also continue to work on the restoration of historical justice. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to create a special state commission to clarify the history of these years and establish historical justice. All this will help convey the true and reliable history of our sovereign country to the younger generation, pay tribute to the innocent victims of the famine, as well as justify the names of the Kazakh intelligent’s who suffered from political repression. This article describes the tragic years in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, which suffered the most from famine during the Soviet era.