Red Famine

Have you ever wondered how a dictator can use hunger as a weapon to crush a nation's spirit? Discover the chilling history of the Holodomor, the man-made famine engineered by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of Ukrainians and aimed to erase their identity forever. You'll learn the step-by-step methods Stalin's regime used, from seizing grain to suppressing all information about the catastrophe. Uncover the story of Ukrainian resistance, the international cover-up, and how this devastating event continues to shape Ukraine's fight for freedom today.

Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist whose extensive work has made her one of the world's foremost experts on communism and Eastern Europe. Having lived and worked in the region for decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, she witnessed firsthand the lingering shadows of Soviet history. This unique vantage point, combining rigorous academic research with on-the-ground reporting, allowed her to uncover the devastating, deliberate truth of the Holodomor for Red Famine.