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Soviet state implemented food rationing everywhere to help the famine in Ukraine. And, at the same time the Soviets had famine, the US also had famine during th
by unity1001 4y ago
Soviet state implemented food rationing everywhere to help the famine in Ukraine. And, at the same time the Soviets had famine, the US also had famine during the great depression. Except, Hoover government did absolutely nothing about it, leaving it to the 'free market' to solve for ideological reasons. The amount of people perished during the period is unknown. If the same formula that is being used for calculating 'deaths' in socialist states is applied to the great depression US, the death toll comes around a 7 million people.
- the_third_wave 4y agoWhat 'history' books did you get this alternative fiction from regarding the Holodomor [1]? The Soviet state as personified by Stalin was the main cause for the depths of despair and depravity experienced in Ukraine. If you can leave back that 'history' book I'd suggest doing so, otherwise use it to start your stove this coming cold winter - you'd still be better off than those who Stalin and the Soviet system of collectivisation followed by annihilation sentenced to starvation. [1] https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor