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.