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Kazakh Famine 1928-1932
Kazakh Famine 1928-1932

Author(s): Charles McGrath, Nygmet Ibadildin
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Communism
Published by: Международное философско-космологическое общество
Keywords: USSR; collectivization; nomadism; Stalinism; Kazakhstan; famine; Holodomor;

Summary/Abstract: Between 1928 to 1932 a great famine took place in parts of the Soviet Union due to the forced collectivization policy by the Bolsheviks. Some historians accuse Joseph Stalin of purposefully targeting people and others blame the famine on poor management, policy errors, and local misunderstanding of the general idea in making reforms in agriculture. This paper attempts to give the reader a better understanding of what happened in Kazakhstan when collectivization brought massive human losses and the end of Kazakh nomadism as a way of life.

  • Issue Year: 2/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 12-19
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English