For the people of the Ukraine. the years that followed were the darkest in their history. The Communist regime attempted to bring about the complete submission and sovietization of this courageous people. They did this through mass deportations. liquidation by the secret police. and a continued suppression of the national tradition. The climax came in the Moscowmade famine of 193031. when millions were permitted to die in an effort to wipe out the Ukrainians as a nation. The struggle of these gallant people Is rendered especially hard by geography and international politics. two factors which have determined the course of Ukrainian history.
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