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The Reaction of the Greek Catholic Church in Eastern Lesser Poland to the Ukrainian Famine in 1932-1933
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The article concerns the activities of the Greek Catholic Church in the region of Eastern Lesser Poland in response to the Ukrainian Famine induced by Stalin’s policy of collectivisation in Ukraine. The Greek Catholic Church was at the grass roots of the Ukrainian national movement in Eastern Galicia, so it sought to address all major political problems of the Ukrainian nation. The Holodomor of 1932-1933, which was purposefully triggered by the Kremlin, elicited a response from Greek Catholic bishops, who unequivocally condemned the villainous policy of the Soviets. This reaction was well received in Polish political circles that explicitly rejected communism. Nonetheless, in the face of Soviet repressions, no Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation took place in interwar Poland, in spite of intense efforts of various individuals. One of the more involved figures was Bishop Hryhoriy Khomyshyn.
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Ukrainian Famine, Andrey Sheptytsky, Hryhoriy Khomyshyn, collectivisation, Greek Catholic ChurchDetails
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