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		bboygravity on Sept 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mondragon as the new city-state "some initial mistakes" is quite something to describe 9+ million people dying from hunger in Ukraine during the great famine.

aguaviva on Sept 4, 2024 | [–]

More careful historians, such as Snyder, put the figure at around 3.5 million.

Doesn't detract from your overall point though, which is quite valid.

UncleSlacky on Sept 4, 2024 | [–]

And how many famines were there under the Tsars?

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