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As many as four million Ukrainians died in this famine in 1932-33, caused by the collectivisation of farms under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

They were being punished for resisting the forced collectivisation of farms.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2022

This was an apparent reference to the estimated 3-4 million Ukrainians who died in the early 1930s when Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin imposed the collectivisation of agriculture and other policies aimed at crushing Ukrainian nationalism.

From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2022

While the first era of globalisation was breaking up, Moscow was pushing ahead with the collectivisation of agriculture and rapid industrialisation.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2017

When the war ended, failed collectivisation policies plunged the country into dire hardship.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2013