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An exhibition in Tuskulenu Peace Park memorial complex will begin a series of events in Lithuania dedicated to commemorate 80th anniversary of Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian Famine, one of the most horrendous crimes of the Communist regime, informs LETA/ELTA.

Vilnius is one of 47 capitals of countries in the world to commemorate this anniversary.

Exposition of the Holodomor of 1932-33 in Ukraine: Ukrainian Famine-Genocide is organized by the Memorial in Commemoration of Famines' Victims in Ukraine National Museum in cooperation with the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre, Lithuania's Ukrainian Community and the Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania.

The Ukrainian Famine was dreadful famine premeditated by the Soviet Union, headed by Joseph Stalin during 1932-1933, as a means to undermine the nationalistic pride of the Ukrainian people. It served to control and further oppress the Ukrainian people by denying them the basic vital essentials they needed to survive. The Ukrainian Famine is also known as Holodomor, meaning 'death by hunger.'

According to various estimates, the famine of 1932-1933 claimed the lives of 7 to 10 million locals. It became the biggest tragedy of Ukraine in its long history.