Childhood during the Holodomor 1932–1933 in Ukraine (in the South of Ukraine)

The article examines how the Great Famine 1932–1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor), which took more than 3.8 million (according to other estimates—6–8 million) innocent lives, affected lives of children, adolescents, and youth. Ukrainian families were forced choose survival strategies extreme conditions. These rarely considered interests children who lost financial support as their parents arrested, exiled, or dead. As a result, became homeless even fell victim cannibalism. Nevertheless, most received parental care made every effort keep family together.