Russian Strategy of the Ukrainian Nation's Genocide: Moscow's Criminal Waves of the Holodomors

Abstract

The genocide of the Ukrainian nation in the USSR through the artificial famines of 1921-1923, 1932-1933 and 1946-1947 is studied. In each of them, Ukrainians suffered irreparable human, political, cultural, intellectual, economic, material and other losses. The Holodomor was recognized as a crime of genocide by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the parliaments of 19 countries, and a number of respected international organizations and institutions. The full responsibility for the crimes of genocide lies with the occupying Russian authorities in Ukraine. The party-Soviet system of totalitarian rule created by them carried out ideological substantiation, organizational proceedings and direct implementation of the genocide of a significant part of the Ukrainian nation. The ideological component was administered by the Bolshevik ruling party. Organizational component included a chain of management and executive structures, with a special controlling role of multimodal repressive bodies. The executive component was formed on the basis of the powers and representatives of the latter, with the broad involvement of collaborators. Under criminal law, the subject of liability is the party in respect of which it is established that its direct participation in the commission of actions qualified under existing law as illegal, i.e. criminal. In this context, the responsibility for the crime of the famine-genocide is divided into four levels: personal, collective, collegial, state. This gives grounds for initiating criminal proceedings not only against certain individuals involved in the organization of the Holodomor, but also against the state (USSR), political structures (RCP (b) -VKP (b) -CPSU), administrative and law enforcement agencies (People's Commissariats and VUCHK-GPU-NKVD-KGB, etc.), executive groups and groups (komneza, towing brigades, etc.). The Kyiv Court of Appeal considered the proceedings on the Holodomor of 1932-1933 under Article 442 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on the crime of genocide and acknowledged the personal guilt of a number of party leaders at the time. The final document of the Court of Appeal is marked by a number of fundamental conclusions, which create a basis for the deployment of further proceedings in this direction, in particular its legislative, administrative and procedural implementation. This work needs to be continued and deepened, as Russia's position on Ukraine has not changed. The current hybrid war that Russia is waging against Ukraine is a manifestation and a continuation of its centuries-old strategy towards the Ukrainian people in order to deprive them of their physical and civilizational existence.