It was through Svoboda that United States political leaders gained insight Into the many struggles of the Ukrainian people: the Stalinist famine In Ukraine in the 1930s. the arrests of Ukrainian human rights activists In the 1970s and 1980s. and the final struggle for Ukraines independence In 1990 and 1991. In addition. Svoboda has provided thousands of Ukrainian immigrants a valuable source of news on the United States and the world In their native language. In doing so. the newspaper helped to create organizations which have provided for the educational. social. and cultural needs of the UkrainianAmerican community. As the newspapers first editorinchief.
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