Freedom for the Ukrainian National Republic. however. was short lived. because the Soviet Communists had by force taken control over Ukraine by 1922. thus reestablishing the imperialistic colonial policies begun by the Czar hundreds of years ago. A Communist puppet State was formed. based on brutality and outright genocide of Ukrainians. and the Soviets began a systematic attempt to destroy the cultural birthright of the Ukrainian people. as well as their religion and their national heritage. Under the Stalin regime. many millions of Ukrainians lost their lives in the famine resulting from the forced collectivization of agriculture. and millions more were deported from their homeland to remote parts of the Soviet Union. During the terrible years of occupation by the Nazis. millions more died or were made slaves. When looking at the years that have elapsed since the independence of Ukraine. one can only marvel at the tremendous spirit of the Ukrainian people. who have maintained their sense of ethnic identity and an undiminished yearning for independence and human dignity.
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