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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | Anne Applebaum

I noticed that Jenny had written a review of Homesick, a book I recently finished. I decided to look at some of her other reviews and ran across this one from a year ago. It seems important to share it for those who might want to read more about Russia and their history with Ukraine. It also seems important to spend time remembering Jenny. I miss her.

Leftcoastzen Such a loss. 13mo

Julsmarshall 😢 13mo

Suet624 @Leftcoastzen @Julsmarshall 💕💕💕 13mo

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batsy I came upon a review of hers on GR recently and felt so sad 💔 13mo

Cathythoughts I also came upon a review of Jenny‘s recently. So hard to believe she‘s gone ❤️❤️❤️ 13mo

Reggie Every once in a while someone mentions a book and I think- Jenny talked about that one on her show. 13mo

Suet624 @batsy @cathythoughts I so often see reviews of hers on Goodreads of books that I have finally gotten around to. Such a prolific reader she was. 13mo

Suet624 @Reggie Gosh, such sweet memories we have of her. 13mo

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mcctrish

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I honestly had no idea about any of this famine! Russia needs to get its ass out of Ukraine

BkClubCare Right quick. 2y

mcctrish @BkClubCare 👏🏻👏🏻 2y

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mcctrish

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | Anne Applebaum

Audio gardening happening here or actually weeding and then an excavation dig! My trowel and shovel ( I was removing some entrenched weeds to start a clover/grass reseeding) kept clanging on something. Apparently the fish pond we paid to be removed 20+ years ago was buried so now we are doing it ourselves ( my husband‘s obsession with Nova is coming in handy 🤣🤣)

Tamra Ugh, how annoying. Stay strong! 💪🏾 2y

mcctrish Thx @Tamra today is just for laundry and reading 🤣🤣 2y

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mcctrish

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine | Anne Applebaum

Audio baking and cleaning ( honestly I feel guilty doing most things while listening to this book 🤦🏻‍♀️) these are Ginger Molasses pan banging cookies from Sarah Kieffer‘s 100 Cookies cookbook ( I find pan banging ridiculous- these are delicious but so are 100 other ginger cookies without the damn banging)

Tamra The banging is indeed tedious. 2y

mcctrish @Tamra someone told me the chocolate chips are worth it. It will be a while before I‘m in the mood to bang again 🤣🤣 2y

Tamra At any rate they look fabulous! 2y

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mcctrish

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Audio gardening 💚 it‘s a perfect gardening day temperature wise. My neighbours must think I‘m insane as I react out loud to this book 🤦🏻‍♀️

kspenmoll 😂😂 2y

Cazxxx Audio gardening sounds like a perfect day 🥰 2y

mcctrish @kspenmoll there have been a few “are you fucking kidding me?” amongst other exclamations ( thank goodness school is in session and it‘s just adults with leaf blowers around me) 2y

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mcctrish @Cazxxx on the weekend it was so hot I was sweating too much to keep my ear buds in ( or my phone close without overheating) so it is perfect 🙏🏻🙏🏻 2y

charl08 What a contrast between the subject of the book and your peaceful garden. This is one that sits on the shelf and tells me off for not having picked it up (I feel!) 2y

mcctrish @charl08 the contrast was not lost on me while I worked. I‘m only 20%? in and I‘m thinking “how am I so clueless to all this ?” ( it is still covering the early 1900‘s but holy crap, it‘s the ground work for today! 2y

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mcctrish

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Libby finally had one of my many holds ready for my drive to the farm today for eggs!!!

Tamra For me it seems when it rains it pours audio books! Never just one hold comes in at a time. 😅 (edited) 2y

fredthemoose @Tamra 💯 I go for weeks or months with nothing and then@suddenly six are ready at the same time! 2y

mcctrish @Tamra and @fredthemoose that‘s exactly why I hate putting too many on hold 🤦🏻‍♀️ I finished my last audio book a week ago and I knew one of my holds was going to come up and I couldn‘t find anything great that was available so I thought I‘d try and tough it out. I‘ve had this on hold since the war started 2y

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Tamra @mcctrish enjoy! I just can never tell when they are going to become available. Sometimes it‘s much sooner than anticipated. It‘s like gambling. 😜 2y

mcctrish @Tamra totally my kind of gambling 🤣🤣 2y

Tamra @mcctrish 😂 yes! 2y

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ReadingEnvy

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This is a feat of research and writing about Ukraine in the 1930s, and how Stalin's policies intentionally targeted Ukrainians, resulting in widespread famine and what many consider genocide. From collectivization to dekulakization, the author shows how Ukraine was stripped of its resources and culture and then punished further for not being able to provide more. ↘️

ReadingEnvy I was shocked this time period is still highly debated/contested - largely by the Russian government - well shocked might be too strong of a word, after all Putin borrows from Stalin in categorizing Ukrainians as Nazis in order to justify his decisions.↘️ 2y

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TheBookHippie

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https://lithub.com/understanding-the-ukraine-crisis-a-comprehensive-reading-list...

Chelsea.Poole Thank you! 2y

vlwelser ❤ 2y

AmyG Thanks. I just watch the news and read twitter. Having trouble reading these days. (edited) 2y

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KellyK Thanks for sharing this. 💔 2y

keithmalek Thanks for this. I plan on reading several of them. 2y

TheBookHippie @keithmalek I do as well, loaded up my library holds and ordered a couple from our bookstore in town. 2y

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Misanthropester

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A thorough & well paced historic survey giving a necessary window into not just deepening Ukraine's culture but understanding its contemporary moment

Libby1 I believe I heard this author interviewed on the radio a few months ago. A heartbreaking subject. 6y

Misanthropester Yeah @Libby1 I think she was on NPR 6y

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ChrisBohjalian

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Utterly devastated by this history of the famine Stalin inflicted on Ukraine. A terrific book by a brilliant historian.

nightwitch Ahh, good to know! I was just considering this read earlier today. 6y

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ontheBL

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A heartbreaking and in depth look into the Holodomor. A pervasive famine differing 1932-1934 in Ukraine killing over 13% of the population. Applebaum argues it wasn't mother nature, but Stalin.

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ZacharyWhales

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Had this on my radar for months! Looking forward to studying more about #Ukraine and its history under the rule of #Stalin and the #SovietUnion. #History

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