The Holodomor - essay competition for Year 12/13 in 2025-26
This is an essay prize for students going into Year 12 for the school year 2025-26. The Foundation for the History of Totalitarianism are looking for students who will be in Year 12/13 in 2025-26 to submit essays about the Holodomor genocide/man-made famine as part of an essay competition. The deadline for entries is noon on Sunday, 25th January 2026.
The Holodomor was a man-made famine, not a natural disaster. It has been recognised by at least 32 countries as a genocide. The United Kingdom parliament recognised it as a genocide in 2023. The famine followed forced collectivisation of farms and removal of grain by force. Stalin demanded more grain from Ukraine despite a smaller harvest. Communist cadres conducted house-to-house searches using long rods with metal hooks at the end to probe for food in every corner of each house. It was an extraordinary and awful event in 20th century history. It sheds light on the real character of Stalin’s regime.Please enter some content for your blog post here.
To find out more about the competition and to submit your essays, please visit: 2025-26 The Holodomor - Foundation for the History of Totalitarianism