Witnesses, Deniers and Bourgeois Troublemakers. The Holodomor and Ukrainian-Canadian Collaboration in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s Winterkill (2022)

Abstract The article examines Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s Winterkill (2022), a recent Holodomor middle-grade historical novel issued by Scholastic, and showcases that Skrypuch explores the implicated position of North Americans – especially Soviet collaborators journalists in context famine Stalin’s collectivization. Most notably, brings attention to actions Rhea Clyman, Jewish-Canadian journalist who wrote factual articles about situation Union but until mid-2010s was largely forgotten. In first part article, author briefly introduces background points increase Holodomor-themed Anglophone books. Then, close reading , they argue many characters novel, including ones based on Clyman Alice, Ukrainian Canadian girl she met Kharkiv 1932, emerge as what Michael Rothberg has called “implicated subjects.” demonstrates at foreigners are enchanted with Stalinism, accept its benefits, their directly indirectly contribute destruction countryside. both importance recognizing one’s implication sharing testimony witnesses, hence keeping memory victims alive.