"Holodomor" or Famine: Ukraine 1932-1933 - the Genocide of the Ukrainian People"

"Holodomor" or Famine: Ukraine 1932-1933 - the Genocide of the Ukrainian People" is the title of the exhibition on display at the Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão, located at Carlos Alberto Square.

The show includes photos, texts and pictures to recall the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The death toll varies from 3.3 to 7.5 million. There are many denominations to this barbaric act against a people, as it is also known as the Terror-Famine and Famine-Genocide in Ukraine or sometimes referred to as the Great Famine or The Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-33.

The Holodomor is considered genocide by 16 countries, Portugal included, and it is regarded as a criminal act of the Stalinist regime by 6 countries and a tragedy or crime against humanity by 5 international organizations, namely the European Parliament, the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe and The United Nations organization for Education, Science and Culture.

Some scholars consider the famine was planned by Joseph Stalin to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement, which enforced actions such as rejection of outside aid, confiscation of all household foodstuffs, and restriction of population movement.

The definition of the famine as genocide is still a subject of academic debate.

Remembrance is the key word to honour those who perished under the Great Famine.

Visiting hours from Monday to Saturday, between 10 am and 5.30 pm, till 15 December, at Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão.

Entrance is free.

More information via phone number 223 393 480 and e-mail dmcc@cm-porto.pt