15: Ukrainization, Famine, Terror: 1920s – 1930s
The Making of Modern Ukraine
How Does the Famine Happen?
When the Soviets propose peace talks, they accept. There's a draft of the treaty between Poland and the Soviet Union in August of 1931. The treaty is signed in July of 1932. I mentioned this again because it's going to be important for how the famine is discussed. You don't talk about real threats because real threats are actually out of your control. But talking about threats that you've just resolved is very helpful because they're under your control already. And so they only exist discursively.
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