OTTAWA – A retractable metal banner (with carrying case) is being made available in Canada to mark the 85th anniversary of the genocidal Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor.
Commissioned by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation and prepared by Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, this display makes it easy for even smaller communities to provide basic information about the nature and consequences of this Soviet genocide. Centered on a striking graphic, drawn in 1933 by the Ukrainian avant-garde artist Vasyl Sedliar, the banner also includes a map showing the regional geography of famine losses in Soviet Ukraine, along with quotations from diplomats and eyewitnesses of the Holodomor.