Per-Kaare Holdal
Hunger catastrophe in Ukraine
The collectivization policy was mainly implemented in the period 1928-1933. It aimed to consolidate agriculture into large state-owned joint ventures to free up labor for industry. The plans were specifically aimed at Ukraine, the Soviet Union's most important agricultural area, to which small farmers stubbornly refused to submit. Stalin wanted to export grain in order to import industrial goods, which were important for his five-year plans.
By failing to learn from the past, the international community risks repeating the same mistakes.
