Archive/File: places/ukraine/press/losses-under-ussr-mourned Last-Modified: 1997/12/29 Path: news.trends.ca!hub.org!news.IAEhv.nl!news.edu.sollentuna.se!newsxfer.visi.net!news.he.net!news.pagesat.net!news.america.com!not-for-mail From: gam@orbiter.com (George A. Miziuk) Newsgroups: soc.culture.baltics,talk.politics.soviet,soc.culture.soviet,alt.revisionism Subject: A DAY OF MOURNING Date: 29 Dec 1997 05:36:37 GMT Organization: PSS InterNet Services, Interneting Florida and beyond 904 253 7100 Lines: 82 Message-ID: <687ct5$8mo$2@defiant.america.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shuttle04.orbiter.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (16bit) Xref: news.trends.ca soc.culture.baltics:10156 talk.politics.soviet:6407 soc.culture.soviet:23517 alt.revisionism:157267 REPRINT FROM NORTH PORT (FLORIDA) SUN HERALD - 11/05/97 Atanas Kobryn column: Friday a day of mourning Friday will be observed by most Ukrainians in Ukraine, as well as by the Ukrainian community in the North Port area, as a day of mourning for the millions of victims of the most murderous regime in the history of human race. The official name of the "evil empire" was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but in reality there was nothing socialist nor republican there. It was a conspiracy against everything civilized and decent people held dear, a dictatorship of a clique headed first by Lenin and upon his death by Stalin, and their mafia-style enforcers. Hitler became infamous because of his policies which resulted in the killing of six million Europeans, mostly Jews, plus five to six million others, including Gypsies, Poles and Ukrainians. As of this day, very little is known by the world's community about the numbers of individuals and of entire ethnic communities exterminated by the Soviet Russian regime established as a result of the Communist led uprising against the democratic government of Russia on Nov. 7, 1917. It is estimated the Ukrainian losses during the period of Russian Communist domination are in excess of 60 million. The artificial famine in 1932-1933 resulted in between seven and 11 million victims ("The Harvest of Sorrow" by Robert Conquest). Add to this number victims of famine in 1923 and in 1947 (estimates range from three to six million) because the grain grown in Ukraine was confiscated. It was used to feed the population of Moscow and Leningrad, or to export to obtain hard currency needed for the industrialization of Soviet state. Add also executions by the Che-Ka-GPU-NKVD-KGB of millions over the period they ruled that one-sixth part of our earth, more millions deported to Siberia to construct cities like Norilsk, Novosibirsk and others, and to work in the mines of Vorkuta and Kamchatka, often until death. Not to be forgotten are the millions sent against German mine fields, tanks and fortifications, often barehanded, to pave the way for the elite units of the Red Army to claim victory and to collect medals and honors. The list can continue, but these few illustrations should suffice. Unfortunately, as stated above, the world kept ignoring all these atrocities, and chooses not to think about it now. It is almost certain that Hitler started his policy of "solving the Jewish problem" because he and his advisors did not expect the world at large to react differently than it reacted when the atrocities, mass executions and artificial famine in Ukraine and in other non-Russian republics became known. Unfortunately, he was right. The popular indignation did not become "fashionable" until after the end of WWII. The knowledge about the atrocities of the Communist murderers are still awaiting the recognition and the judgment of all decent people. In Ukraine and other parts of the world, there will be groups of Communists, fortunately not very numerous and composed of mostly old individuals, who will "celebrate" the anniversary of the "Glorious October Revolution." No one will prevent them from doing this, not in the free and democratic Ukraine, nor in any other democratic country. Many of these former officials of the defunct systems should be put on trial for crimes against humanity, some for actual murders, but the government of Ukraine has many other problems to deal with, and the judicial system as we know it is not in place yet. Consequently, these few thousands of remaining communists enjoy the freedom of a system they fought very hard to exterminate. There will be an ecumenical religious service in St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 4100 South Biscayne Drive, North Port, to be followed by memorial meeting in the clubrooms. Members of the non-Ukrainian community, especially those who have suffered from the Russian communist tyranny, are welcome to join our Ukrainian neighbors. Atanas Kobryn is an immigrant from Ukraine who writes about his former country and the community's Ukrainian population for the North Port Sun Herald. _________________________________________________________________ To see a list of Atanas Kobryn's recent columns, visit: http://www.orbiter.com/gam/kobryn.htm
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