Ukraine's Forbidden History

Book Description
Within living memory, occupation of the Ukraine by Poland, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia has demanded a huge price in human lives. Between 1930 and 1945 famine, war, repression, mass execution and nationalist struggle caused the death of a staggering 15 million Ukrainians. Through unique personal testimonies, archive and contemporary photographs, this book reflects on the history of the Ukrainian people from the 1920s to the close of the 20th century.


About the Author
Tim Smith is co-ordinator of the Bradford Heritage Recording Unit. Rob Perks is Curator of the Oral History at the British Library National Sound Archive. Graham Smith is Research Associate at the Migration and Ethnicity Centre at the University of Sheffield.


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Until 1991 Ukraine was the largest nation in the world without independence. A fertile country rich in natural resources, it had long been fought over by neighboring Poles, Germans, Russians, and Romanians. Previous attempts for independence had been brutally crushed, and between 1930 and 1940 over a quarter of the population was killed as a result of famine, mass execution, and war. This book uncovers Ukraine's lost past through a gathering of oral history, archival photographs, and recent photographs by Tim Smith.


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