Presently Ukraine begins to commemorate the 75’th anniversary of Holodomor 1932-1933. Great Famine is one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the history of mankind. In consequence of deliberate and accurately planned policy of totalitarian communist regime millions of our fellow nationals were massacred. On its terrible scale of live losses Holodomor outnumbered even our nation’s losses during The World War II. We are still facing consequences of this merciless terror aimed at systematic extermination of Ukrainian nation. These acts of totalitarian regime demand international condemnation. Ukrainian diplomatic corpse as well as Ukrainians abroad have made significant efforts to bring international community to recognition of Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainian nation. These efforts should continue emphatically and consistently in order to bring into the light before the World the truth about these past times of distress.
Anywhere and everywhere our community is present the remembrance of innocent Holodomor victims must be saved and honored deservingly. I call upon all of you to actively contribute to information centers, curriculums and exhibitions establishment dedicated to tragic events of years 1932-1933. Especially I appeal to young Ukrainians abroad. I ask you to respond with all possible vigor to my words and to be sincere and ardent foundation for fulfilling grand assignment to reveal the truth about Holodomor before the World.
With great accolade I call upon world’s Ukrainian community as well as all people of good will regardless of origin around the planet to light up candles on November 24 in memory of Holodomor victims.
Bring these flames of sorrow and truth into hearts of all peoples and all nations. And then in November 2008 bring these flames back to Ukraine as one, to become everlasting inextinguishable monument of our grief for millions of our deceased brothers and sisters as well as the monument of our unity and trust into indestructible strength of Ukrainian nation.
It is our duty to join our efforts and to make everything possible in order theses tragic pages of history never been forgotten.