A two-day international symposium titled "The Holodomor Legacy" was held in Canada, focusing on recent historical research regarding this topic.
According to Ukrinform, this was stated by symposium participant Professor Lubomyr Luciuk, Senior Research Fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.
"The primary objective of this symposium is to gather researchers from various countries, including Ukraine, to explore new methods of studying the Holodomor of 1932–1933. Over the course of the two-day event, a wide range of topics was discussed, including demographic studies, diplomatic documents, the impact of the Holodomor on different ethnic communities in Ukraine, and contemporary Russian disinformation," Luciuk noted.
He emphasized the interest of a new generation of scholars in the subject of the Holodomor.
"It is particularly important to me that young researchers are now engaging with this topic. In my youth, the existence of the Holodomor was denied; however, today, scholars from Ukraine, the U.S., Turkey, Bulgaria, and other countries are analyzing it as genocide and seeking to understand it within a broader historical context," the professor remarked.
Luciuk highlighted that "international academic cooperation is already taking shape among these young researchers, indicating that research on the Holodomor is evolving and reaching a new level."
It is also noteworthy that in 2008, Canada became the first country to officially recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. Additionally, Edmonton, Canada, was home to the world's first monument to the victims of the Holodomor, which was erected in 1983.