Birgit SchmeitznerIt’s the fourth Saturday of November, the annual #Holodomor Memorial Day. I didn't hear about this artificial famine caused by Soviet leader #Stalin in school. I knew nothing about the millions of dead in Ukraine back in 1932–33. Only when I moved to Russia, lived there for a few years and traveled around #Ukraine, did I learn about it. And I realised: many people do not know about this crime. Good that there will be a debate on a resolution at the German Bundestag on Weds. #genocide
Wunderfitz@BSchmeitzner
We dealt with Stalin's plan for genocide in history course, but I didn't realize for a long time that this specifically concerned Ukraine. In my mind, the USSR was simply one big country. Don't blame the teacher, he was great.
I learnt in his lessons that dictators dictate and that they usually become Dictators with the help of supporters who may be equally dangerous but less charismatic. And with the help of many deluded followers.
Time to remember🇺🇦💔
#holodomor