Famine. Starvation. Suffering. Death. These are just some of the ideas explored in this episode. More specifically we will discuss the events surrounding the Ukrainian Genocide during the Communist regime under Joseph Stalin. In this episodes you will learn the background of Stalin himself, but furthermore, the ideas that led him to plan and deliberately execute the Holodomor against the "Kulaks". The implications of this event lead to 4.5 million deaths in Ukraine and 1.5 million deaths in Kazakhstan. Furthermore, after the events that happened in this genocide, what then happened in the world and the response that occurred in this situation leading into the modern era. I consider this to be a powerful episode in that I have never known much of what I am talking about today until about 2 months ago. With that I consider it my duty to share with you all important events that have shaped our understanding of human nature and the drive for power.

Sources:

https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/holodomor

https://www.history.com/news/ukrainian-famine-stalin

https://holodomormuseum.org.ua/en/the-history-of-the-holodomor/

https://censorshipissues.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/censorship-of-books-in-the-soviet-union-from-1920-1940/

Music:

Cinematic Epic Music | Story by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61F81Nfb-BRXE-SeVA

Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Creative Commons CC BY 3.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/