Zahorulko A., Bilay A., Harabara M.

Facts of cannibalism in 1933 in the territory of the district of the name Petrovskyi (Horodishchenskyi) of Kyiv region according to the materials of the Industry State Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Abstract: The article traces the peak of mortality during the Holodomor of 1932–1933 in the settlements of the district named after G. I. Petrovskyi (Horodyshchenskyi) of Kyiv region based on the case files of fund No. 32 "Criminal cases of judicial and extrajudicial bodies" of the Branch State Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (hereinafter - GDA of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) of Ukraine. It is noted that the discovered documents are an important part of the evidence base during the establishment of the fact of the crime of genocide against the Ukrainian people in 1932–1933. Based on the processing of archival criminal cases regarding cases of cannibalism, an analysis was made and a generalization was made regarding the specifics of conducting cases by the repressive bodies of the communist totalitarian regime, as well as regarding the composition of the convicted.

Keywords: Holodomor of 1932–1933, genocide, archival documents and materials, criminal cases

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• Zahorulko A. (Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv, a.zahorulko@mvs.gov.ua) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-3953
• Bilay A. (Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv, a.bilai@mvs.gov.ua) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2177-2494
• Harabara M. (Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv, m.kharabara@mvs.gov.ua) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6073-3345

Cite:
Zahorulko A. (2024). Facts of cannibalism in 1933 in the territory of the district of the name Petrovskyi (Horodishchenskyi) of Kyiv region according to the materials of the Industry State Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Local Lore Studies, ( 2) 97. (In Ukrainian). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/kraieznavstvo2024.02.095

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