WASHINGTON – The U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness 1932-33 on August 11 announced the launch of its new website at www.ukrainegenocide.com. The website was developed in preparation for the unveiling of a memorial to the millions of Ukrainians who died in the Holodomor, an artificial famine engineered by Joseph Stalin to break the will of independent Ukrainian farmers.
“The repercussions of the Holodomor are still being felt today,” said Daria Pishko-Komichak, executive secretary of the U.S. Holodomor Committee. “Russian-backed rebels who are fighting in eastern Ukraine today pose a threat not only to the future of a unified Ukrainian state, but seek to re-write history as they deny the existence of the Holodomor.”
The revamped website features an overview of the Holodomor, including rare historic photos and footage. It was developed by the U.S. Holodomor Committee as a reference resource about the Holodomor and to provide up-to-date information on the Holodomor Memorial being dedicated on U.S. federal land in Washington on November 7. The Holodomor Memorial site is located at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street NW, a block from Washington’s historic Union Station and several blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
The website will provide regular updates about the dedication ceremony and will continue to expand its archives in the months ahead. Donations to support the continued work of the U.S. Holodomor Committee may be made directly from the site. The new, modern website also features links to the U.S. Holodomor Committee’s social media campaign utilizing Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr and Facebook.
The mission of the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness 1932-33 is to promote and spread the truth about one of the least-known genocides in the world – the Ukrainian Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 – through education (curriculum guides, etc.), exhibits, conferences, websites and the building of a memorial in Washington dedicated to the victims. By remembering the victims of the Holodomor and other genocides, the U.S. Holodomor Committee aims to ensure that the horrors of the past are not repeated.