Ukrainian Guide » Pages of Ukrainian History http://ukrainianguide.com Your Gateway To Real Ukraine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:40:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ukraine Famine of the 1930s http://ukrainianguide.com/ukraine-famine-of-the-1930s/ http://ukrainianguide.com/ukraine-famine-of-the-1930s/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:06:20 +0000 admin http://ukrainianguide.com/ukraine-famine-of-the-1930s/ Famine in Ukraine.jpgDusia, a first generation Ukrainian Canadian, says that she does not remember much about the famine in Ukraine of 1932-33. She was only five year old when the Soviet-imposed famine, also known by historians as the Holodomor, started raging in her home village. That was one of the most devastating national disasters of the Ukrainian people in all modern history. “My Mom went out to sell jewellery and buy some bread, but she never returned home”, – recalls Dusia, one of just a handful survivals among people living in central and eastern parts of Ukraine during the Holodomor. It is estimated that the total number of those who died from starvations when communists forced Ukrainian peasants into collective farms can be more than 10 million people

When the famine death toll reached 30,000 a day, Ukrainians were arrested for hiding a loaf of bread or a few potatoes. Any foreign aid was rejected and starving families were prevented from travelling to regions untouched by that man-made disaster.

Father Borys Gudziak, rector of the Lviv’s Ukrainian Catholic University, says that during the Soviet era, people were not permitted even to talk about the famine and the artificially orchestrated death of millions of people in Ukraine. Those who lost their parents, sisters, brothers, and friends, had to go through life without ever mentioning it by fear of persecution and by Soviet propagandist brainwashing. Many modern historian, the present parliament of Ukraine, and the government of 26 world nations share the opinion that the Holodomor can be referred to as an ethnic genocide. Under the Soviet leadership, the artificially-induced famine was targeting the entire Ukrainian nation as a social and political entity.

Unfortunately, the Russian government still refuses to acknowledge the role of Soviet communists in the famine. And, in Ukraine, people only now have started to understand all scope of that tragic disaster sweeping the Ukrainian land in the dark years of Soviet “collectivization”.

]]> http://ukrainianguide.com/ukraine-famine-of-the-1930s/feed/ 1 The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life PYROGOVO http://ukrainianguide.com/the-national-museum-of-folk-architecture-and-rural-life-pyrogovo/ http://ukrainianguide.com/the-national-museum-of-folk-architecture-and-rural-life-pyrogovo/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:11:07 +0000 Victoria http://ukrainianguide.com/?p=234 When you are in the Ukraine there are several different sites that you need to see. One of the most beautiful cities in the Ukraine is Kiev (Kyiv) which is the capital of the Ukraine. There is so much to see and do in this beautiful place. Today let’s take a look at one of the beautiful museums.

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The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life PYROGOVO

This beautiful museum is set on over 150 acres of beautiful countryside. It is located on the outskirts of Kyiv in the southwestern area in the suburbs of a small town named Pyrogove.

This is one of only a few of the largest open air museums in the Ukraine and in the entire world. It was built in the year of 1969. It was build to represent the beautiful landscape and reflect it’s beauty.

When you visit you will see there are well over 150 different buildings and monuments that include spiritual and cultural material.

If you’re interested in visit this fabulous museum, I suggest doing so on one of their four different dates called craft dates that happen between May and November. On these craft days you will see live blacksmiths, pottery makers, weavers, cooper workers and so many more skilled craftsmen who are there to show off their craft.

Sundays are also a great day to visit this amazing museum. On Sunday you will be entertained by local choirs along with folk musicians. These concerts will feature the lovely Ukrainian music and can be seen onstage throughout the day.

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