Soviet Famine of 1932–1933 (Holodomor in Ukraine)(Disasters with highest death tolls)

Disasters with highest death tolls - Soviet Famine of 1932–1933 (Holodomor in Ukraine)

Time: 1930s

Place: Soviet Union (Ukraine)

Details: The Soviet famine of 1932–1933 was a major famine that killed millions of people in the major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union, including Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, Volga Region, and Kazakhstan, the South Urals, and West Siberia. It has been estimated that between 3.3 and 3.9 million died in Ukraine and 2 million (40% of all Kazakhs) died in Kazakhstan.