Holodomor Victims Memorial Day (2008)

News 01 December 2008

In 2008, Ukraine celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. On November 22, President Victor Yushchenko officially opened the Holodomor Victims Memorial in Kyiv, which has become a traditional place for mournful events now and in the years to come.

 

On October 23, 2008, the European Parliament recognized the Holodomor in Ukraine as a crime against humanity and expressed its condolences to the Ukrainian people.