Holodomor
CHRONOLOGY OF THE FAMINE YEARS. PART XXIV
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August 1-15, 1933
A brief commentary on the situation in Ukraine was printed on the pages of Svoboda on August 1. Written by O. Snovyda, it was titled “The End of a Comedy,” and it referred to the suicide of Mykola Skrypnyk, minister of education in Soviet Ukraine and an advocate of Ukrainianization policies. The author stated that the suicide should serve as a “reminder to Ukrainians” that Moscow, whether it be Red or White, wishes only to destroy Ukraine. The author also said that no Ukrainian should ever think that Moscow wants to work together with Ukraine, or work toward some kind of compromise, adding that all Moscow wants to do is wipe Ukraine off the map of Europe. That same day, news from a French newspaper was printed in Svoboda.