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Stalin's Starvation Was Not Simply a Consequence
Stalin intended to break the Ukrainians once and for all. It was common for villagers to spy and inform on one another, turning in a neighbor for having a sack of grain might be the easiest and safest way to procure food for one's family. The hatred of Ukrainians for Russians preceded Putin's war. And understandably, I mean, they're basically under foreign occupation, uh, what they regard as foreign occupation for your parents.