Zuzak
GRC Report; Wed., February 04,
2009
(1)
Holodomor: http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/holodomor/holodomor.html
Two links have been archived on the
Holodomor page of my website as indicated below
Human
Life in Russia 01Nov1935; Ewald Ammende [W.
Zuzak review]
Israel
does not regard famine in 30s genocide of Ukrainians
28Jan2009; Itar-Tass [W.Z.]
Human
Life in Russia
Dr.
Ewald
Ammende (1892–1936) was born in Estonia of German heritage. He visited
the
Volga and Kama regions of the Tsarist Russian Empire in 1913 to study
the grain
trade. Following WWI, he witnessed independent Ukraine under
Skoropadsky, the
Rada and Petliura. During the winter of 1920, he witnessed the terrible
famine
conditions in Petrograd (Leningrad, St. Petersburg). He participated in
the
international relief efforts (from America and Europe) during the
1921-22
famine in “Russia” which he estimates decreased deaths by starvation
from 10
million to 4 million.
In
1925, Dr.
Ammende became Secretary General of the European Congress of
Nationalities,
which was an NGO committed to the protection of the numerous national
minority
groups in post-WWI Europe. As such, Dr. Ammende was intimately familiar
with
the various ethnic minorities in Europe and especially the Soviet Union.
For
the next
several years, he observed the agricultural situation in the Soviet
Union
closely. “On Sunday, December 29, 1929, the Neue Zurcher
Zeitung [in
Switzerland] published a letter from myself [Ammende] written to
attract public
attention to the danger of a new and acute famine arising in Russia.”
Unfortunately, his warning was ignored and the famine
[Holodomor]
developed as he had predicted as a result of the Kremlin’s agricultural
policies.
“On
June26,
1933, the Vienna Reichpost published a letter from
me [Ammende]
containing a full account of the position [situation], together with
suggestions for putting an end to the ravages of the famine.” Once
again, all
his efforts proved fruitless due to the adamant denial of the famine by
Moscow
and the political hypocrisy of the American and European powers.
Dr.
Ammende
wrote his book in 1935 in German and issued an English version in 1936.
To my
knowledge, this is the only book from that era written on the subject
of the
Holodomor. I would urge readers to obtain a copy from their library or
via the
Internet to obtain an understanding of the situation and political
realities of
that time. This is succinctly summarized in the footnote at the bottom
of page
300:
A well-known Geneva correspondent observed to
the writer: “What is
the use of all this talk about people who are dying in Russia? You are
pushing
at an open door. No one but Herriot thinks of denying that there is a
famine in
South Russia. But, for the well-known political reasons, there is no
possibility now of a discussion of the famine, an awkward question for
Moscow
and so for its friends too – let alone any talk of relief.”
Rather
than
write a book review, I simply highlighted interesting information
appearing in
every chapter. (See link.) In light of all the evidence presented by
Dr. Ewald
Ammende, no one can claim that the decision-makers of the world were
unaware of
the Holodomor and its genocidal nature.
(2)
d&d: http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/furman/furman.html
There were no additions to the d&d page
this past month.
However,
the Ukrainian Canadian Civil
Liberties Association (UCCLA) has initiated a postcard campaign
addressed to Prime
Minister Stephen Harper and to Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan
calling
for the denaturalization and deportation of all NKVD, SMERSH and KGB
agents
that managed to enter Canada. Specifically, the postcards addressed to
Mr.
Harper (and Mr. Van Loan) state:
“An eye for an eye”
Dear
Prime Minister:
Canada
should not allow any veterans of the Soviet secret police – the NKVD,
SMERSH
and KGB – to live here.
No
excuses. No exceptions.
Denaturalize
and deport them all immediately.
Stand
up for Canada!
As
you all know, I am very much opposed to
the d&d policy initiated by the Liberal government in January
1995 and
maintained by the Conservative government to the present day. It is an
abuse of
the judicial process. It is a blot on our society, on our judicial
system and
on our legal profession. It should never have been allowed to happen
and must
be discontinued immediately. In my opinion, the Ukrainian community
should
demand an apology from the federal government and full financial
compensation
to the victims of the d&d policy.
It is
understandable that UCCLA is
frustrated with the hypocrisy of the federal government and its
inaction
against self-confessed war criminals that murdered Ukrainians with
impunity. And
although I agree that the d&d policy is pure evil, I cannot
agree to
compound this evil by applying it to other (perhaps more deserving)
victims.
Therefore,
before I sign and send these
postcards away, I will cross out the offending words and write in such
comments
as:
“An eye for an
eye” is an evil concept.
Denaturalization
and deportation (d&d) is an evil policy.
Please abandon
this immoral d&d policy,
issue an apology
for having used it in the past,
and provide full
financial compensation to its victims.
Any future
prosecutions of accused persons should be held in criminal courts of law
with rigorous
rules of procedure, full disclosure and protection of the accused.
I
hope others will follow my example.
Respectfully
submitted
Will Zuzak, 2009.02.04