Jared Diamond says Stalin-era policy caused ‘35 million’ Ukrainians to starve in the 1930s

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"Without Stalin, there would not have been 35 million Ukrainians who starved to death as a result of government policy in the 1930s."

In a discussion about whether individual leaders change history, author Jared Diamond argues Joseph Stalin “made a difference” and claims that, without Stalin, there would not have been “35 million Ukrainians who starved to death” due to government policy in the 1930s. Diamond also cites Stalin’s purges of senior officers as undermining the Soviet army, while calling Stalin’s first radio address after the German invasion “brilliant” rhetoric.