Kyiv to announce minute of silence on Day of Remembrance of Holodomors Victims

On November 28 at 4 pm, Kyiv will hold a minute of silence to honor memory of the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 – the genocide of the Ukrainian people – and the mass famine of 1921-1923 and 1946-1947, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.

“On this day, the capital will limit the holding of events of entertainment content in any format. On the territory of the entire city, the State Flag of Ukraine will be lowered or hung with a mourning ribbon. Citizens of Kyiv will also join the all-Ukrainian action “Light a candle”,” the mayor’s office noted.

Thus, on the fourth Saturday of November, the capital will hold mournful prayers, flower-laying ceremonies and candle-laying ceremonies. In particular, on the territory of the National Museum “Holodomor Victims Memorial” (Lavrskaya St., 3), to the memorial sign to the Holodomor victims of 1932-1933 on Mikhailivska Square and other memorable places.

In addition, informational, educational and other thematic events will be held online and in social networks under the general slogan “Keep the memory. Keep the truth. ” Thematic lessons, educational hours, lectures, memorial events, book and photo exhibitions will be held in educational institutions of Kyiv.

Also, until December 6, in the Lesia Ukrainka public library of Kyiv organized a book exhibition “The Tragedy of the Indestructible Will”.

On November 27, the National Historical and Architectural Museum “Kyiv Fortress” will host an event in memory of the victims of the Holodomors with a film demonstration and a lecture by Yuri Grazhdan.

Also in the online format on the website of the State Archives of Kyiv, one can get acquainted with the archival documents “On the anniversary of the memory of the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933. In Ukraine”.

In the fall of 1932, the communist government launched a special punitive operation – a massive artificial famine. As a result of the deliberate creation of conditions incompatible with life, millions of people died in Ukraine in a few months of 1932-1933. Unfortunately, the dire circumstances of the crime and the deliberate prohibition of keeping mortality statistics make it impossible to establish the exact number of victims. According to some estimates, more than 7 million Ukrainians have been tortured by hunger.