WASHINGTON: A monument commemorating the millions of Ukrainians who died during a Soviet-era famine was unveiled in the US capital Saturday, in a ceremony that brought back horrific memories for survivors.
“It’s terrible, I will never forget,” 90-year-old Alla Gromow, in a wheelchair, said as she recalled how neighbors engaged in cannibalism in a desperate bid to stay alive.
Ukrainians refer to the 1932-33 famine as Holodomor – or “death by hunger” – and blame the regime of dictator Joseph Stalin for the deliberate starvation of men, women and children.
The memorial – a bronze sculpture on a stone wall depicting stalks of …read more
Source: theSun
