HREC/CIUS Publications
HREC maintains an active publishing program, with a focus on the publication of proceedings based on our conferences. Please also see our publication The Holodomor Reader, available here online.
Special thematic issue “Empire, Colonialism, and Famine in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries,” East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Vol 8, no 1 (Spring 2021) of East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies (EWJUS) is a special thematic issue, titled “Empire, Colonialism, and Famine in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.”
EWJUS is an open access, peer-reviewed, academic journal launched by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta in 2014.
In the words of guest editor Bohdan Klid of HREC/CIUS, "This volume consists of essays that examine the connection between empire building, imperial rule and famine. Contributions include papers on famine and food policies during World War II connected to empire-building in occupied Ukraine and Moldova, as well as on famines in Soviet Ukraine, British-ruled Ireland and India, and Mao’s China. One essay compares the Irish and Ukrainian famines in the context of internal colonialism and alien rule. Another examines Raphael Lemkin’s views on genocide and famine. An introductory essay looks at recent literature on famine theory and on empires and famine, and reflects on the articles contained in the volume. The collection demonstrates that famines that have occurred during wartime in occupied territories and in overseas colonies or peripheral regions (internal colonies) of empires can be fruitfully studied within the context of empire building, imperial policies, and colonial rule. The volume grew from the proceedings of conferences held in Toronto (2016) and Kyiv (2017) organized by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC). HREC is a project of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, established through funding from the Temerty Foundation."
The issue also features an array of reviews, two review articles of recent titles in Ukrainian studies, and an obituary for Bohdan Medwidsky, the founder of the Kule Folklore Centre and the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives at the University of Alberta.
Since EWJUS is an open access journal, all visitors to the site have immediate, free access. Readers are also welcome to register with EWJUS on the site in order to receive future updates.
In the World of Stalinist Crimes: Ukraine in the Years of the Purges and Terror (1934‒1938) from the Polish Perspective
Robert Kuśnierz. In the World of Stalinist Crimes: Ukraine in the Years of the Purges and Terror (1934‒1938) from the Polish Perspective. Edmonton; Toronto: CIUS, 2020
The Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine: An Anatomy of the Holodomor
The Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine: An Anatomy of the Holodomor is a distillation of thirty years of study of the topic by one of Ukraine’s leading historians. In this account, Stanislav Kulchytsky ably incorporates a vast array of sources and literature that have become available 0in the past three decades into a highly readable narrative, explaining the motives, circumstances and course of this terrible crime against humanity.
Stanislav Kulchytsky. The Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine: An Anatomy of the Holodomor. Edmonton; Toronto: CIUS, 2018.
Communism and Hunger: The Ukrainian, Chinese, Kazakh, and Soviet Famines in Comparative Perspective
In this volume, leading specialists examine the affinities and differences between the pan-Soviet famine of 1931–1933, the Ukrainian Holodomor, the Kazakh great hunger, and the famine in China in 1959–1961. The contributors presented papers at a conference organized by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium in 2014.
Andrea Graziosi and Frank Sysyn. Communism and Hunger: The Ukrainian, Chinese, Kazakh, and Soviet Famines in Comparative Perspective. Toronto: CIUS Press, 2016.
- Andrea Graziosi and Frank E. Sysyn, "Communism and Hunger: Introduction."
- Nicolas Werth, "Stalin’s and Mao’s Famines: Similarities and Differences Food Shortages, Hunger, and Famines in the USSR, 1928-33."
- Lucien Bianco, “Comparing the Soviet and Chinese Famines: Their Perpetrators, Actors, and Victims."
- Niccolò Pianciola, "Towards a Transnational History of Great Leaps Forward in Pastoral Central Eurasia."
- Sarah Cameron, "The Kazakh Famine of 1930-33: Current Research and New Directions."
- Zhou Xun, "Re-examining the History of the Great Famine in China through Documentary Evidence."
- Andrea Graziosi, "Selected Bibliography of Socialist Famines in the Twentieth Century"
Contextualizing the Holodomor: The Impact of Thirty Years of Ukrainian Famine Studies
It was in the 1980s that the Famine of 1932–33 in Ukraine became the subject of serious academic study with the publication of Robert Conquest’s ground-breaking The Harvest of Sorrow. In 2013, on the 80th anniversary of the Holodomor, HREC partnered with several institutions to organize a conference examining what 30 years of scholarly work on the Famine has added to our understanding of Ukrainian history, Soviet history, communism, and genocide studies. This volume contains articles presented at a conference by the same name organized by HREC.
Andrij Makuch and Frank Sysyn. Contextualizing the Holodomor:The Impact of Thirty Years of Ukrainian Famine Studies. Toronto: CIUS Press, 2015.
- Frank Sysyn, "Thirty Years of Research on the Holodomor: A Balance Sheet."
- Olga Andriewsky, "Towards a Decentred History: The Study of the Holodomor and Ukrainian Historiography."
- Andrea Graziosi, "The Impact of Holodomor Studies on the Understanding of the USSR."
- Françoise Thom, "Reflections on Stalin and the Holodomor."
- Stanislav Kul'chyts'kyi, "The Holodomor of 1932–33: How and Why?"
- Norman M. Naimark, "How the Holodomor Can Be Integrated into our Understanding of Genocide."
Holodomor in Ukraine, the Genocidal Famine 1932-1933: Learning Materials for Teachers and Students
Holodomor in Ukraine, the Genocidal Famine 1932-1933: Learning Materials for Teachers and Students is a comprehensive teaching resource for studying and teaching the Holodomor. Written by Valentina Kuryliw, Director of Education for the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC), the book is a first-of-its-kind resource developed for use in a range of courses and grade levels. Printed in full colour, the richly illustrated 308-page workbook features stand-alone teaching materials, lesson plans, and assignments as well as timelines, maps, memoirs, photographs, age-appropriate literary works, and resource listings. The teaching methods and strategies focus on developing critical and historical thinking skills while integrating primary sources.
Kuryliw, Valentina. Holodomor in Ukraine, the Genocidal Famine 1932-1933: Learning Materials for Teachers and Students. CIUS: Edmonton; Toronto: CIUS, 2018.
For more information on Holodomor teaching resources for elementary and high school students, please visit the HREC Education website: https://education.holodomor.ca/
Contact information: To arrange a book signing or interview, or to request a high-resolution JPEG color photograph of the author or book cover please email Valentina Kuryliw at hreced@ualberta.ca.Toronto orders: The book can be purchased from the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre (UCRDC) by email (office@ucrdc.org) or by telephone (416-966-1819).