The Ukrainian Famine, otherwise known as the Holodomor, was a man-made famine created by the Soviets in Ukraine in order to decimate the Ukrainian peasants. The reason for this was multiple factors, such as repeated resistance from the peasantry along with plans to increase the Soviet's industrial power in the West.
With all food being collectivized by the Soviets, Ukrainians had to turn to other means of food, such as livestock, weeds, cannibalism, and other means. One example was a "weed loaf," made from cornmeal, wheat chaff, dried nettle leaves and other weeds. While millions of Ukrainians starved to death, a small minority managed to survive.
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