Talk:Holodomor genocide question

Romania

Romania's recognition of the Holodomor took the the form of a political resolution voted by the country's parliament. The full text of the resolution is available here: [1]. It recognizes the "deliberate, artificial famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine" as a "crime against the Ukrainian people and against Humanity". At no point does the resolution use the term "genocide". MP Nicolae Miroslav Petreţchi, who initiated the resolution, stated in his speech that the name (i.e. "Holodomor") "reflected, etymologically, the dimensions of genocide: famine and mass killing." Other MPs also used the term "genocide" in their speeches, but, bottom line, the resolution they voted on does not use it. Therefore, strictly speaking, the article and the map are inaccurate. Plinul cel tanar (talk) 09:21, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

"Recognition of Holodomor by country" Contains Typos

Pays ayant reconnu le Holodomor comme génocide, en 2022

This image contains typos. It says "Countries taht recognize the Holodor as a genocide though the European parliment", but I think the author intended to say "Countries that recognize the Holodomor as a genocide through the European parliment". "Holodomor" has been misspelled twice. Athimanshu (talk) 00:23, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Uploaded corrected map Cdjp1 (talk) 11:35, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Lemkin

Why is Rafael Lemkin listed in the "Publications after the dissolution of the USSR" section? He died not long after WWII. Underfell Flowey (talk) 05:51, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Good question. The document this covers was the basis for a speech he gave in c. 1953, but remained unpublished until his archives were organized after his death, I think, in Holodomor Studies v 1, 2009. I have seen academic articles write of the “rediscovery” of Lemkin on the genocide in Ukraine which he defined as larger than just the Holodomor.

So it may be arguable where to place it in the article.  —Michael Z. 18:20, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Payaslian

Is there a reason why Payaslian's quote is given so much more weight than other historians on this matter? It gives this article the impression that there *is* a scholarly consensus because one historian said there was when, as far as I can tell based on the large numbers of historians who disagree in whole or in part with the claim, there isn't. 124.168.217.117 (talk) 06:10, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

The wording is better now compared to a few days ago, but the very fact that there are plenty of historians who disagree is indicative of Payaslian's claim being false. It speaks rather of a bias on Payaslian's part. KetchupSalt (talk) 16:05, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Because Oxford Bibliographies is not just one scholar’s opinion, but a recent (February 2019, reviewed January 2021) and specific authoritative source, curated by an editor-in-chief and an editorial board composed of 15 to 20 scholars of the subject.  —Michael Z. 20:34, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Linking to Oxford Bibliographies’ Editorial Board for International Relations.  —Michael Z. 23:41, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Simon Payaslian in Lead POV

Payaslian's opinion has been incorporated in the Lead to allege a supposed consensus which the article content makes it clear does not exist. What makes Payaslian worthy of being in the lead and not any other scholar? He has not even published anything related to Ukraine so should probably not even be in the article at all, let alone the lead. Clear POV violation in my view. I won't edit the article but added tag to open discussion. Qayqran (talk) 15:26, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

WP:IDONTLIKEIT.--Aristophile (talk) 15:48, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Are you claiming Oxford Bibliographies isn't a wp:rs?—blindlynx 16:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't think anyone's saying that. I think the point that is being made is that one sentence saying there's a historical consensus and the next sentence saying it's a controversial question amongst historians makes no sense. Those two statements are counter to each other. 203.192.82.177 (talk) 03:15, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

consensus isn't unanimity—blindlynx 15:18, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Well “scholars debate” is cited 1999, and according to Andriewsky 2015[2] it was a debate for the two decades preceding. And it seems to be an acceptable position according to Oxford Bibliographies 2019/2021. These don’t counter each other when the context and relationship is made clear.  —Michael Z. 17:45, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Aristophile and blindlynxThe problem I have stated is clear so please refrain from strawmen or pretending you don't understand it to obfuscate the issue. Doing so is not conducive to constructive dialogue and implies you are not here to build an encyclopedia. There is a citation in the lead (which should generally be avoided) which directly contradicts the body of the article. It is also a citation by an author who has no known publications on the topic. The sourced content of this article as it currently stand makes it clear there is neither consensus nor unanimity among scholars. What we do have is a LEDEBOMB whereby the Lede does not accurately summarize the content but seeks to discredit it. A common enough issue with controversial articles on Wikipedia. Activist editors tend to focus on the lead. Qayqran (talk) 12:17, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

It is one of precious few scholarly overviews, systematic reviews or meta-analyses on the topic which we need more of in the article because lists of scholars opinion inevitably lead to false balance. Without recent scholarly overviews, systematic reviews or meta-analyses any claims of consensus or controversy are wp:or and wp:synth—blindlynx 14:41, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

It is not a "systematic review" or a "meta-analysis" - that is a complete misportrayal of the source It is a unsubstantiated statement by a non-specialist in an encyclopedia entry which directly contradicts the sourced content of this article. There is no analysis whatsoever of the literature on the Holodomor in the citation. Not one mention of historiographical debate or any specialist author. I will not go as far as stating it is a falsehood - that is not my role here - but it certainly does not deserve a position in the lead where it directly contradicts the sourced content of the article. This is contrary to Wikipedia MOS regarding leads and is a clear case of Lede bombing. Qayqran (talk) 14:54, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

No it is neither of those things what is is is a recent scholarly—peer-reviewed—overview and a thin one at that but it is all there seem to be of that kind of analysis. You are welcome to find better sources that discuss the current state of Holod scholarship—blindlynx 15:13, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

I have been looking into the history of the article and it seems that, as I suspected, the lede has come under intense attack over the last month by POV-warriors. The original LEDE was as follows:

According to historian Simon Payaslian, the scholarly consensus classifies the Holodomor as a genocide, but according to historian J. Arch Getty, the scholarly consensus considers the Holodomor the result of bungling and rigidity rather than a genocidal plan. Other scholars say it remains a significant issue in modern politics and dispute whether Soviet policies would fall under the legal definition of genocide. Scholars who reject the argument that state policy in regard to the famine was genocide do not absolve Joseph Stalin or any other parts of the Soviet regime as a whole from guilt for the famine deaths, and may still view such policies as being ultimately criminal in nature.

User:C.J. Griffin tried to restore the deleted material multiple times which gave for a balanced lede reflective of the article but must have given up at some point in the face of what looks like a concerted campaign by multiple accounts. There has been a complete failure in oversight in the article. I suggest the original stable version of the lead be restored and this article be semi-protected. This article needs more admin attention. Qayqran (talk) 15:15, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

The Getty cite is from 2000 and the Oxford Biblio one is from 2019 they are not contemporary, it is totally false balance to present them as such —blindlynx 15:26, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

The date is completely irrelevant. There has been no major historiographical reevaluation of the Holodomor since 2000. Its a predominantly 20th century debate. Both are 21st century sources and are current. Getty is a specialist academic on the Soviet Union qualified to evaluate historiography which he does extensively in the source. Payaslian is not. He has not one single publication on the Holodomor or Soviet history. His source is based on a sentence where he mentions the Holodomor in passing together with a number of other events in 20th century history. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to assume good faith here. As I said, we need serious admin scrutiny here. Qayqran (talk) 15:35, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Andriewsky had one in 2015 and there has been a tonne of scholarship since 2000. What are you accusing me of?—blindlynx 15:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I mean there has been no fundamental shift in historiography in the 21st century. The closest we have to a scholarly consensus if anything is that it was a crime but not a genocide. We know as a fact by the content of this article that Payaslian's statement is false. And given it is a non-specialist academic who does not substantiate his passing claim with an actual study on the matter it is deceptive. I don't like accusing Wikipedians of anything but I think what is going on here is quite evident to any objective outside observer. This article needs wider attention. Qayqran (talk) 16:18, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

No, there has been a shift in the last twenty odd years particularly away from the way scholars like Conquest and Getty approached this topic. Payaslian a historian of eastern Europe and genocide scholar i don't know where you're getting 'non specialist'. I agree that this article needs to be reworked around recent historiographies and more general sources rather than as a list of scholars positions. Spell it out for me because it is not obvious and your own objectivity could perhaps use some self-reflection as well—blindlynx 16:30, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

I have no problems replacing the oxford biblio thing with Andriewsky more textured analysis that And even opponents of the concept of the Holodomor as genocide now concede that this has become the standard historical narrative in Ukraine (Soldatenko, “Trahediia” 4-­‐8). The widespread use of the term Holodomor—rather than “famine”—is one sign of how much has changed. For most historians of Ukraine, and, indeed many non-­‐historians, the word “famine” no longer seems adequate to describe what happened in Ukraine in 1932-­‐33 p24 but that whole section is worth reading—blindlynx 16:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Any attempt at consensus you come up with I will take positively blindlynx. If you have a good source to replace Payaslian I'll support it 100%. I'm not here to impose maximalist positions. Let's all just try to improve the article together. Its not false balance - just not having an obvious disconnect with content of article. Qayqran (talk) 17:15, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

I'll take a stab at the lead later today, restructuring the body is going to take much broader consensus and is unfortunately unlikely to happen. Have you had a chnace to read the Andriewska paper? —blindlynx 17:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

This discussion seems non-productive, as Qayqran repeatedly demonstrates they are not WP:HEARing arguments. They say Holodomor scholarship has not changed in a quarter century then use that to write off all of the sources that say or evidence that it has. They continue to harp on Payaslian’s personal history and ignore that Oxford Bibliographies has the weight of the entire O.B. International Relations Board of Editors behind it. They keep pushing one old Getty statement as if it was significant in the field of genocide studies or Holodomor studies, while its only merit is that it contradicts what’s been written in 23 years since.

This editor showed up here with fourteen edits and the intention of getting rid of an article that they admittedly hadn’t even read. They are still pushing for the same goals as well as they can. There is no concensus supporting this.

We should improve article wording and citations as we see fit, but this argument is not a productive venue for this.  —Michael Z. 18:03, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

do you object to using Andriewska paper's analysis of the currentish state of scholarship in place of the Oxford one? —blindlynx 18:32, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

... that Oxford Bibliographies has the weight of the entire O.B. International Relations Board of Editors behind it.

You have a very strange vision of reliability of sources.

According to O.B.'s own web site, it just "provides faculty and students alike with a seamless pathway to the most accurate and reliable resources for a variety of academic topics. Written and reviewed by academic experts, every article in our database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations." That means it is not a source, but a collection of sources, and the value of each source in this collection can be judged based on its own merit.

O.B. is more a tertiary source, OUP's spinoff, so it is hardly more reliable than OUP journals themselves. But OPU is just one (out of many) top rank publishers, so ... Paul Siebert (talk) 20:33, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Palasyan authoree no works about Holodomor, how can he be considered an expert in the field? Paul Siebert (talk) 20:03, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

He is a scholar of eastern European history and genocide, we're not peer-reviewers and shouldn't dismissing a peer-reviewed source because he hasn't written more on this. That said it is a very limited source and we should focus on replacing it with more detailed meta whatevers—blindlynx 20:40, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

The question is not if he is a reliable source (per WP:V, he is), the question is if he has sufficient expertise to summarise opinia of other experts. And the answer to this question is obvious: he has much less weight than Getty, Graziosi, Wheatcroft or Suny. Paul Siebert (talk) 20:55, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

@blindlynx Answering your earlier question, no I have not had the chance to read Andriewsky. But I'm cool with you giving a stab at it and boldly editing. I think everyone else here will be too. We can all discuss after that. If you say its a better source for historiography I take your word for it. Anything except Palasyan, which I agree with Paul Siebert just doesn't cut it. I just don't think he should be in there at all.

@user_talk:Mzajac, please, we are all hearing arguments and are discussing productively here to seeking to improve the article/s. There is no need for confrontational tone. Please have a little patience. Qayqran (talk) 21:31, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

With the exception of Suny—who's work is doesn't focus on the Holodomor in particular and is trying develop a different way of talking about soviet atrocities—all of those are older analysis and don't take into account the last twenty odd years of scholarship. Andriewska is a decent historiography we can use but ideal we'll find something more recent. What do you think about using her paper in place of Palasyan's?—blindlynx 21:45, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Are you talking about her 2015 work? Is it considered "fresh" as compared with the works published in, e.g. Contemporary European History, 27, 3 (2018)? Paul Siebert (talk) 22:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

I see just two publications by Andriewsky on Holodomor. Is she really an expert?

In addition, it seems she heavily relies upon Ukrainian historiography. Keeping in mind that Holodomor is a very sensitive topic in Ukraine, and taking into account that the point of view of Ukrainian scholars on another sensitive topic, involvement of UPA in the Holocaust and Vohlynia massacre, differs dramatically from the mainstream views, I don't think that makes her acceptable. There is nothing anti-Ukrainian in that: I am similarly suspicious about Russian authors writing about WWII or Stalinism. Local historians are rarely the best experts in the topics that relate to sensitive moments of their own country's history. Paul Siebert (talk) 22:59, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Ignoring the claim Ukrainian's can't be objective. Do you have a better source?—blindlynx 14:25, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

You should not ignore the claim that most Ukrainian scholars are not objective when they discuss involvement of UPA in the Holocaust. That is the fact: most Ukrainian sources describe this topic totally differently than the international scholarly community. That is not a specific feature of Ukrainians, the same can be said about the Poles who discuss involvement of Poles in the Holocaust, about Russians, when they discuss the role of Russia in WWII, etc.

WRT sources, see my earlier posts on this talk page. Paul Siebert (talk) 15:30, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

We are not talking about those events. Have you actually read Andriewska's 2015 paper or are you just objecting to it out of hand because she has a Ukrainian name and you don't trust the University of Alberta's peer reviewing? Getty, Graziosi and Wheatcroft are dated and Suny is trying to do something develop a diffrent framework for this so might not be the best source for an overview. @Cdjp1: added a historiography by Grynevych that i haven't had a chance to read perhaps that might work? —blindlynx 15:46, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

It's also worth pointing out that Suny's position is his own and not an overview of scholarship—blindlynx 22:10, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Wow, @Paul Siebert, what a racist diatribe. Just bringing up every trope from Putinist propaganda. Is this based solely on the spelling of the Trent University scholar’s surname, or are you saying she is actually guilty of the Volyn massacres? Why don’t you go to the discussion pages for WWII and Stalinism and suggest purging every reference to authors with Russian surnames first? Or suggest removing citations of authors with dark skin colour in Slavery in the United States? No, only suspected Ukrainians actually bother you enough to disqualify them?  —Michael Z. 05:08, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

The 2008 paper from Ukrainian academic Liudmyla Grynevych that I have recently added may be a good answer to the matter. She is a specialist in history, has written on the Holodomor since at least her PhD thesis in 2014, and having written on Soviet Ukrainian history since her Bachelor studies in the 1980s. In her 2008 paper she specifically digs into the varying political motivations in the historiography of the Holodomor, including calling out various overt antisemitic research conducted by other Ukrainian researchers. Cdjp1 (talk) 12:27, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

@Michael: Just. Read. What. I. Wrote.

I repeat it again.

1. This author heavily relies upon Ukrainian scholars.

2. Many Ukrainian scholars are biased when they write about some sensitive topics (e.g. Vohlynia massacre).

3. The same can be said about many other scholars (Russians, Polish, etc.)

4. In general, local scholars writing about sensitive moments of their country's history should be treated with caution.

In connection to that, can you please show what exactly in what I am saying is: (i) rasist, (ii) putinist, (iii) is based on the author's surname?

My statement is uinversal, and it is not directed against any concrete nation.

My statement reflects the views of many renown scholars about "natiuonalist history activism" in Ukraine, which is expressed here.

Please, apologize. Paul Siebert (talk) 21:09, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

You have not provided any evidence that this author is bias in this paper, or for that matter than any of the Ukrainian scholars referenced in the paper are bias. Forgive me if i am wrong but, it looks like you are asserting that we should dismiss all Ukrainian scholars writing on this because they are Ukrainian and therefor cannot be objective as they are inherently nationalist—blindlynx 22:18, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

No, that is not what I am asserting.

The question was if Andriewsky provides an adequate overview of the literature.

My answer is that her review contains a disproportionally high amount of Ukrainian sources, and there is no proof that all these sources are really of a good quality. If you believe they are good, please, demonstrate that, in terms of impact-factors, number of citations, publisher's credentials etc. These are quite legitimate questions, and you cannot argue that the literature collected by Andriewsky is good just because the list is long.

In addition, keep in mind that it is illegal to publicly deny Holodomor in Ukraine. Keeping in mind that the definition of "denial" is very vague, it is quite possible that a free discussion of this issue in problematic in Ukraine (for example, a person who argues that Holodomor was "just" a crime against humanity, but not a genocide, may, at least, theoretically, be accused of Holodomor denial). That is an additional argument to be cautions with Ukrainian sources. Paul Siebert (talk) 23:26, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

You say that's not what you're asserting then continue to assert it in the next two sentences!—blindlynx 23:50, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Compare this: " Forgive me if i am wrong but, it looks like you are asserting that we should dismiss all Ukrainian scholars writing on this because they are Ukrainian"

and that: "there is no proof that all these sources are really of a good quality. If you believe they are good, please, demonstrate that, in terms of impact-factors, number of citations, publisher's credentials etc."

Do you understand the difference between the words: "I would like to see a proof that these sources are good" and "I claim these sources are not acceptable"? Paul Siebert (talk) 23:57, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies is a Canadian peer-reviewed academic journal, and has also published Graziosi.

I find that section 5 Contested History describing Soldatenko's objection the the categorization of the Holodomor as genocide and the currentish state of affairs is what we are looking for she writes: Even the opponents of the concept of the Holodomor as genocide accept the basic outlines of what happened. Among historians, there is no significant argument over the number of people who died. There is a general agreement that they died as a result of the policies implemented by the Party leadership, the introduction of unrealistically high grain quotas, and the confiscation of grain resources and food. Historians of Ukraine are no longer debating whether the Famine was the result of natural causes. The academic debate appears to come down to the issue of intentions, to whether the special measures undertaken in Ukraine in the winter of 1932-­‐33 that intensified starvation were aimed at Ukrainians as such. I haven't read Soldatenko but he might also be useful though he writes in uki —blindlynx 00:29, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't think Andriewsky is especially bad, my point is that I see no reason to consider her as a better expert than Wheatcroft, Graziosi or Suny.

In general, the author who has a bigger number of publications about Soviet Famine, and these publications are broadly cited should be preferred. Paul Siebert (talk) 00:54, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

And, yes, the quote provided by you is quite reasonable, the only problem that I am sure that most Ukrainian sources lean to the idea that the famine was intentional, whereas English sources (Russian sources are marginally relevant) are less categorical. Paul Siebert (talk) 00:59, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

I'm mostly favouring it because there has been a lot of research in the last twenty odd years. The point is that she's right about the narrowness of the question, regardless of which way sources lean the question of if the Holodomor is a genocide in scholarship is entirely down to the question of intentionallity. Also see Grynevych's 2008 paper has an assessment of positions of scholars from various countries, but again, it's older—blindlynx 01:23, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

I won’t apologize. Your statements are not “universal.” They are not based on anything that reliable sources say, only on your own theories about discrediting Ukrainians. They are racist. This is unacceptable in Wikipedia discussions. Please stop and think about what you’re saying. I will take this to ANI if you don’t stop.  —Michael Z. 05:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

@Michael: You should apologise. You accused me of racism, which is a personal attack. I never said that ethnic Ukrainian scholars must be ignored. For example, I myself use Khimka (who, judging by his last name, is an ethnic Ukrainian). If you want a recent example, I support usage of Plokhy (who seems to be an ethnic Ukrainian too). I am insisting you to strike your personal attack and apologise.

I maintain: Ukrainian sources published in Ukraine and not cited in the West must be treated with a very big caution. Their quality is totally unknown, and it is comparable (or even lower) with the quality of tons of articles and books published by various Russian universities (including low and medium ranked ones) and publishing houses. If you open this can of worms, what prevents other users from using Russian sources (which are "peer-reviewed" or published by "university press")? Paul Siebert (talk) 19:33, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Now you’re changing what you said. You did not write or imply “Ukrainian sources published in Ukraine and not cited in the West must be treated with a very big caution.” On the contrary.

You insisted Andriewsky, an established US Scholar, is not “acceptable” because “she heavily relies upon Ukrainian historiography,” in her paper that covers historiography of Ukraine, based only on your whim.

You wrote that “local historians are rarely the best experts in the topics that relate to sensitive moments of their own country's history,” although you are only trying to apply this blanket censorship of sources based on authors’ nationality to Ukraine.

You wrote that Andriewsky and all historians from Ukraine should not be used because of the Holocaust and the Volyn massacres.

The thesis that Ukrainian scholars and your target Andriewsky should not be cited on Ukraine is racist, and no matter what (poor) logic you have wrapped it in, no matter what ethnic assumptions you claim based on authors’ last names (a rather perilous line of reasoning, racism-wise). I will not apologize for making this observation. I’ll go further and state that you oughtn’t edit articles and talk pages related to Ukraine until you reconsider this POV and stop pushing it.  —Michael Z. 00:02, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Obviously, "Ukrainian historiography" is the term that covers historians working in Ukraine. The same applies to other nations. For example, Maksudov is an ethnic Russian, however, he is an American scholar.

I insisted that Andrievsky should be treated with cautions because (i) there is no evidences that she is an established Holodomor scholar (how many articles or books about Holodomor and Soviet famine did she authored, and how broadly are they cited?), and (ii) she heavily relies upon Ukrainian authors, some of whom have unknown credibility.

You continue to ignore the fact that I never demonstrated any prejudice against Ukrainians specifically. I already clearly explained that I am equally suspicious of Russian authors (not ethnic Russians, but the authors working in Russia) who write about sensitive moments of Russian history, of Polish authors writing about the history of Poland, etc. You are cherry-picking my words, which is unacceptable. If you are cherry-picking the words of your peers, how can we be sure you are not cherry-picking the sources?

WRT "You wrote that Andriewsky and all historians from Ukraine should not be used because of the Holocaust and the Vohlynia massacres." That is a direct lie. I didn't mention Andrievsky in a context of Vohlynia massacre. I never said that historians from Ukraine cannot be trusted because their country of birth was Ukraine or USSR. Moreover, I never called Andrievsky a Ukrainian historian (btw, her surname looks more Polish than Ukrainian, especially taking into account 'w').

WRT "The thesis that Ukrainian scholars and your target Andriewsky should not be cited on Ukraine is racist" This is another personal attack. That is a serious accusation. Let's check if it is justified.

I checked the talk page history, and I found all my posts where I discuss Andrievsky.

I mention her name for the first time here. Besides that diff, I mention her here. I found no other posts where I mentioned Andrievsky/Andriewska/Adrie*. In connection to that, could you please show me where I am using Andriewska's ethnicity as an argument?

Accusations about personal behavior that lack evidence is considered a personal attack. Please, show where and when did I claim that scholars of certain ethnicity must be ignored. Paul Siebert (talk) 15:13, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

@Michael: In addition, I don't know if you noticed that, but I am editing the articles about Soviet Union, Eastern Front and other Russia related topic. And I am using the same approach when I am editing these topics: I am trying to avoid Russian authors if they publish their works only in Russia and if they are not broadly cited by Western peers.

And I am going to continue implementing the same approach in Ukraine related topics.

Actually, upon reflection, I decided not to demand explicit apologies from you. If you stop labeling me as a racist, that will be considered as an apology. However, if you continue your allegations, I'll report you. Paul Siebert (talk) 15:24, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Secondary sources

Most of this article is based on primary sources. What criteria is used for inclusion of an expert's view? Shouldn't we use secondary sources too to show that the names this article is organised around represent the most significant, noteworthy viewpoints? BobFromBrockley (talk) 20:20, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Andriewsky 2015[3] gives a recent historiography of the Holodomor, and in connection to the genocide debate names Volodymyr Viatrovych, James Mace, Valerii Soldatenko, Roman Serbyn, Rafael Lemkin, Myroslava Antonovych, Bohdan Klid, Alexander Motyl, Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Mark von Hagen, Michael A. McDonnell, A. Dirk Moses, Stanislav Kulʼchytsʼkyi, Iurii Shapoval, Valerii Vasylʼiev, Vladyslav Verstiuk, Volodymyr Vasylenko, Nicolas Werth, Oleh Volovyna/Oleh Wolowyna, Andrea Graziosi, H. Kasʼianov/Georgiy Kasianov, V. Kharchenko, Dmytro Viedienieiev. Many other scholars are mentioned in the article and may have written on the specific subject as well.  —Michael Z. 18:18, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Some of the reference materials from the historians mentioned in Andriewsky, 2015: Soldatenko, Valerii (2012). Trahediia trydtsiatʹ tretʹoho: notatky na istoriohrafichnomu zrizi Трагедия тридцать третьего: нотаткы на историохрафичному зризи [Tragedy of the Thirty-third: notes on the historiographical section]. Natsionalʹna ta istorychna pam"iatʹ: zbirnyk naukovykh pratsʹ. (National and historical memory: collection of scientific works.) (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Ukrainsʹkyi instytut natsionalʹnoi pam"iati., Bohdan, Klid; Motyl, Alexander J., eds. (2012). The Holodomor Reader: A Sourcebook on the Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Toronto: CIUS Press., Antonovych, Myroslava (2012). "Holodomor 1932-1933 rokiv v Ukraini v konteksti radiansʹkoho henotsydu proty ukrainsʹkoi natsii.". In Vasylenko, Volodomyr; Antonovych, Myroslava (eds.). Holodomor 1932-1933 rokiv v Ukraini iak zlochyn henotsydu zhidno z mizhnarodnym pravom Голодомор 1932-1933 років в Україні як злочин геноциду згідно з міжнародним правом [The Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as a crime of genocide under international law] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Kyievo-Mohyliansʹka akademiia. {{cite book}}: Invalid |script-chapter=: missing title part (help) --Cdjp1 (talk) 11:42, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

This article really needs more meta analysis and less false balancey laundry lists of authors positions—blindlynx 20:16, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

This article discusses a question if Holodomor was a genocide. The whole issue of the Contemporary History journal (Contemporary European History, 27, 3 (2018)) is devoted to the results of the round table, which was devoted to Holodomor. I think, before moving further, it is highly desirable to read these articles. Paul Siebert (talk) 20:19, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Famine as a result of natural factors undue

This section is way to long for and totally undue for an outlier position—blindlynx 14:24, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

WP:IDONTLIKEITQayqran (talk) 13:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Please assume good faith. There is clear scholarly consensus that it was man made. A large section to a single thirty year old paper on a marginal position is wp:undue—blindlynx 14:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

I agree. This is pretty much "fringe". That was not a matter of lower harvest. The grain was forcefully taken from the population, and the people were prevented from moving to other areas by NKVD troops. This is just a matter of historical fact. All famines in modern times are pretty much "man made". But I can see other problems on the page. It cites too much revisionist historians like Getty. It cites a private letter by Conquest instead of citing his books where he said something very different. And so on. My very best wishes (talk) 21:20, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

There are multiple factors at play. Kosior overestimating the Ukrainian SSR's grain production capability compared to other Soviet SSRs, seemingly due to party-mindedness. The use of internal passports designed to prevent shortfalls in food production (hence NKVD troops). The slowness of Gosplan. And of course weather. It is true that all famines are man made, because all economic activity is ultimately directed by people. But it is also the case that they are not, because no single person can overcome structural issues, even less so when these issues are compounded by natural disaster. KetchupSalt (talk) 22:33, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

"the use of internal passports designed to prevent shortfalls in food production (hence NKVD troops)" ??? They used internal passports and NKVD troops to prevent people from leaving the area and being able find any kind of food. Yes, that made them die, but how could that prevent the shortfalls in food production? Note that the shortfall in the food production was mostly due to the policy of collectivization, i.e. also "man made". My very best wishes (talk) 03:36, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

WP:NOTAFORUM Our role here is not to debate the Holodomor. It is to reflect as accurately as possible what sources say. Mark Tauger is a historian specialized in agrarian reform in the Soviet Union and has various publications in this field. There is nothing wp:undue about his conclusions and he is as much a WP:RS as it gets. Calling his position "marginal" or "fringe" is a total misrepresentation of reality. What is wp:undue is having Simon Payaslian in the lede - a person who has not one single publication on anything remotely related to the Holodomor. All because he made on a bibliography entry which is appealing to some editors. But there you go. Qayqran (talk) 08:33, 18 April 2023 (UTC)