BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 1, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard S. Gordon, Chair
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45 (Grove) - As Amended June 14, 2016
SUBJECT: Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933
SUMMARY: Designates November 26, 2016, as Holodomor Remembrance
Day and honors the millions of victims of the man-made Ukrainian
Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," and their descendants
who are living throughout California. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)The Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," was a
man-made famine that caused the deaths of at least five
million innocent men, women, and children in Ukraine,
resulting in an annihilation of an estimated 25 percent of the
rural population of that country, one of the most productive
agricultural areas of the Soviet Union.
2)This man-made famine also resulted in the deaths of an
estimated one to two million people in regions outside
Ukraine, mostly in the largely ethnic Ukrainian North Caucasus
territory.
3)These millions of people were starved to death by forced
agricultural collectivization and grain seizures by the Soviet
Union.
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4)The Soviet Union and many scholars in the West denied the
existence of the famine until the collapse of the Soviet Union
in 1991 when Soviet Union archives became accessible, thereby
making the documentation of the premeditated nature of the
famine and its harsh enforcement possible.
5)The official recognition of the famine by the government of
Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine represents a
significant step in the reestablishment of Ukraine's national
identity and the advancement of efforts to establish a
democratic and free Ukraine that is fully integrated into the
Western community of nations.
6)California is now home to the third largest Ukrainian-American
population in the United States, and Ukrainians living in
California have enriched our state through their leadership
and contributions in agriculture, business, academia,
government, and the arts.
7)In August 2015, a memorial to the millions who perished in the
Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," was
erected in the United States capitol, and the dedication
ceremony took place on November 7, 2015.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
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Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800