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 =WHO? =

-**// Joseph Stalin //** was the ruthless leader of the Soviet Union. He planned a famine in the Ukraine because there were people there who seeked independence from his rule. Because of this, he killed approximately 7 million Ukrainians.


 * It all started with the Ukrainian independence movement. After the Czar rule collapsed, Ukraine decided to take the opportunity to become independent...and they did.*

-However, when **//Vladimir Lenin //**, who was the leader of the Soviet Union before Stalin, gained control over Ukraine once again, it resulted in a riot. To make the situation less problematic, Vladimir Lenin decided not to collect as much grain as before and to set up a free-market exchange of goods for the vulnerable country. This resulted in peace and the era of customs, language, poetry, music, arts, and Ukrainian orthodox religion.

-But when **//Joseph Stalin//** gained control, it was obvious that he was one of the most ruthless leaders to ever hold power. He took everything from the fertile country and left the Ukrainian people with nothing to do but starve.

-As a result of Stalin's selfishness, the once wealthy Kulaks were left homeless and without their possessions. **//Kulaks//**  were successful peasant farmers in the Ukraine. Stalin thought the future insurrection would begin as a result of the Kulaks, so it was his goal to ruin their lives (liquidation of the Kulaks). They were thrown out of their homes and were deported.

**//1.//** **//2.//**  **//3.//**  

**//1. Vladimir Lenin//**  **//2. Joseph Stalin//** **//3. Liquidation of the Kulaks//**

Information: <span style="color: #3debeb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 62px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/stalin.htm

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