Close-up of a young man, a famine victim on the streets of Kharkiv

Description

Creator

Wienerberger, Alexander, 1891-1955, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Text

Item Types

Photographs

Photograph albums

Album covers

Description

We are shown the upper body of a young man from the countryside lying dead on the sidewalk of a residential neighborhood of Kharkiv. He is surrounded by the feet of onlookers - urban residents, judging by the shoes. According to the photographer, the fact that this sight has elicited considerable attention may mean that the presence of dead or dying people on the streets is still uncommon, at least in this Kharkiv neighborhood.

For another photo of this scene see PD12: http://vitacollections.ca/HREC-holodomorphotodirectory/3636376/data

For further information on: The fate of Ukraine's rural migrants in the cities, see "Context Note" under Related Features at right.

Notes

Photo source: Wienerberger, Alexander. Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933; also known as the Innitzer Album, 1934. Album cover insert.

This is one of 25 photographs depicting life and death in and around Kharkiv during the Holodomor that the photographer put together in a small album with a handwritten title: Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933 [The Tragedy of Famine in South Russia 1933.] He presented the album to the Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna in 1934 as an expression of appreciation for the Cardinal’s efforts in trying to organize an international campaign to assist the victims of starvation in 1933. The album is housed in the collections of the Diözesanarchiv, Vienna, Austria.

For related photo, essays, and a listing of originals and versions published through 1939 with their captions, see menus on right.

Inscriptions

Handwritten title on album: “Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland.” [The tragedy of Famine in southern Russia.]

Date of Original

spring-summer 1933

Dimensions

Width: 24 cm
Height: 13.8 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 6.8cm

Subject(s)

Dead persons
Farmers
Peasants
Starvation
Famine (Ukraine : 1932-1933)
Holodomor
Famine victims

Local identifier

PD1

Collection

Alexander Wienerberger: Innitzer album

Language of Item

German

Geographic Coverage

Kharkiv

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Latitude: 49.98081 Longitude: 36.25272

Copyright Statement

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Copyright Holder

Samara Pearce https://www.samarapearce.com/

Recommended Citation

Wienerberger, Alexander. 1933. [Album cover photo insert.] Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933. Vienna: Diözesanarchiv der Erzdiözese, [1934]. Retrieved from: http://vitacollections.ca/HREC-holodomorphotodirectory/3636350/data

Location of Original