April, which is recognized as Genocide Awareness Month, became the occasion for launching a new educational project — a free online course dedicated to the Holodomor of 1932–1933. The initiative was presented by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium.
This was reported by Holodomor Research and Education Consortium.
In the course preface, Olia Soroka, head of the International Coordinating Committee on the Holodomor and the global Holodomor Descendants Network at the Ukrainian World Congress, emphasizes that over the past century, more than ten recognized genocides have occurred, claiming millions of lives worldwide. At the same time, many crimes have remained underestimated or unnoticed, while cases of mass violence continue to occur.
In the course preface, Olia Soroka, head of the International Coordinating Committee on the Holodomor and the global Holodomor Descendants Network at the Ukrainian World Congress, emphasizes that over the past century, more than ten recognized genocides have occurred, claiming millions of lives worldwide. At the same time, many crimes have remained underestimated or unnoticed, while cases of mass violence continue to occur.
The new course is titled “Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine” and is based on contemporary research by scholars from around the world, including Ukraine. It consists of 14 modules and examines the Holodomor as one of the key tragedies of the 20th century, which became the subject of in-depth study only after the collapse of the USSR.
As part of the course, participants will be able to:
• gain knowledge about the impact of the Holodomor on Ukrainian, Soviet, and world history
• examine the Holodomor in the broader context of genocide studies
• reflect on its significance in light of current political developments and russia’s war against Ukraine
The course program covers topics such as colonialism, empire, genocide, famine and food security, the spread of (dis)information, as well as Ukrainian-russian relations. A particular emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding the Holodomor not only for analyzing historical events but also for interpreting contemporary processes.
The course was developed by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium — a project of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta — with support from the Bazucki family and the Temerty Foundation.
The organizers emphasize that studying the Holodomor remains essential for preserving memory, advancing education, and fostering responsibility to ensure that such crimes are not repeated in the future.
More details are available here.
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Author: Danylo Pievchev