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Stalin, the man who caused over 7,000,000 deaths.

Why did this Genocide happen? In November 1927, Joseph Stalin launched his "revolution from above" program, which set two extreme goals for the domestic (foreign policy) of the Soviet's. It called for rapid industrialization, and collectivization of agriculture. This program set unrealistic goals for th economy, like a 250 percent gain overall in industrial development. This Genocide happened because of Stalin's opportunity to practice collectivization for the country of Ukrain. Ukrain, which measures about the size of France had been ruled by Imperial czar's of Russia for over 200 years, with the collapse of their rule in March, 1917, an oppontunity for independence finally arose for the country. By the end of 1917, Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union (Russia), wanted to reclaim all of the areas that were before controlled by the Czars, especially Ukraine. Four years of conflict followed in which Ukrainian troops fought against Lenin's Red Army, also Russia's White Army (troops loyal to the Czar) as well as other forces including the Germans and Poles. In 1921, the battles ended with a Soviet victory, the western part of the Ukraine was divided into Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. The solviets immediately began shipping out large quantities of grain to feed the hungry people of Moscow, and other big cities. Therefore a drought occured resulting in a widespread starvation. Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin was next to hold power. Stalin seized the opportunity took over the country. The people of Russia (Ukrain) didn't wan't him to rule their newly freed country. Stalin was mad that the people didn'y want him to rule, so he sent his own troops in to take away all of the grain, to punish the country for not favoring him as a ruler. Furthermore, next he didn't allow any food from any other nations enter the country. Stalin wanted Russia to run under the policy of collectivizm, where everyone shares everything, no one owns land, a bunch of people share land. Any man woman or child caught even taking a handful of grain from a collective farm (collection center) would be executed or deported. This genocide lasted from 1932 to 1933, by the end of 1933, 25% of the population had perished, and with his immediate objectives accomplished,Stalin allowed food to re-enter the country, and the famine subsided.

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