Parliament shone a spotlight last week on Ukraine’s long history of resistance to Russian aggression, as Ealing Central and Acton MP Dr Rupa Huq opened an exhibition and hosted a panel discussion on the Holodomor — the Soviet-engineered famine that killed millions of Ukrainians between 1932 and 1933.
Organised with Ukrainian Scouts in the UK, the exhibition explores the devastating impact of the famine on Ukraine and its people over the last 90 years. Its unveiling comes three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion and on the eve of ceasefire talks in London.
Dr Huq said: “Now more than ever it is vital it is to raise awareness of lesser-known tragedy the Holodomor as there are eerie parallels in the Russification of then and Putin’s attempt now to destroy Ukrainian language, culture and distinctiveness.”
The discussion featured Europe Minister Stephen Doughty MP, Alex Sobel MP Chair of the All Party-Parliamentary Group for Ukraine, Member of Senedd Mick Antoniw and academics from Royal Holloway, University of Chichester and The Foundation for the History of Totalitarianism. Speakers drew links between Stalin’s tactics and Russia’s current weaponisation of food supplies.
