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A history of Russia, written and presented by Martin Sixsmith

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Episode 6: Collectivisation

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Collectivisation

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Martin Sixsmith shows how collectivisation led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians.

Martin Sixsmith shows how collectivisation produced famine on an unimaginable scale. Millions of people starved to death, the majority of them in Ukraine.

Stalin's five year plan was to bring disaster to the farming communities and peasants in the Soviet Union in the 1930's. 

In this episode from his history of Russia, Martin Sixsmith shows how collectivisation produced famine on an unimaginable scale. Millions of people starved to death - the majority of them in Ukraine.

Producer: Anna Scott-Brown and Adam Fowler
A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4.

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