Rudenko, Anatolii

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Anatolii Rudenko (b. 1906), Author

Volodymyr Maniak

, Recipient

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Letter sent from: Terny, Nedryhailiv raion, Sumy oblast
Letter describes events in 1932-1933 in: Terny and Khreshchatyk, Nedryhailiv raion, Kharkiv oblast
Current location name: Terny and Khreshchatyk, Nedryhailiv raion, Sumy oblast

Rudenko was an agronomist-inspector and worked at Terny sugar refinery.

He recalls his family substituting linden and acacia blossom for food. They also made jam with the beets that he was given at the sugar refinery and gooseberry.

He claims that the entire village of Khreshchatyk populated by the German settler died out during the famine after their harvest burnt during an accident. This story appears not accurate as there is not confirmation that Khreshchatyk ceased to exist.

He had to move because of the famine and in 1935 worked at Babai alcohol refinery. He recalls how a technologist of the plant became a victim of political repressions for speaking up against criticism by the leader of the plant's party organization (zavkom).

He condemns the Stalinism and supports perestroika.

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